Kalkoti

XKA

vigorous

Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 69% with Kalami ,, 59% with Palula ,, 60% with Savi ,. Kalkoti, Palula and Savi form a cluster of closely related varieties within the Shina group.

Genealogy:

Indo-European
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Aryan
Northwestern zone
Dardic
Shina

Demographics: 6,000 (2006).

Language Use: Also use Kalami [gwc].

Nation of Origin: Pakistan

Other Comments: Muslim.