Kata-vari dialect
Kata-vari is a dialect of the Kamkata-vari language spoken by the Kata in parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan. The most used alternative names are Kati, Kativiri or Bashgali.
| Kata-vari | |
|---|---|
| Kati | |
| Native to | Afghanistan, Pakistan |
| Region | Nuristan, Kunar, Chitral |
Native speakers | 134,010 (2017)[1] |
Indo-European
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| Arabic script | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bsh |
| Glottolog | kati1270[2] |
It is spoken by approximately 40,000 people (mostly in Afghanistan, just over 3,700 in Pakistan), and its speakers are Muslim. Literacy rates are low: below 1% for people who have it as a first language, and between 15% to 25% for people who have it as a second language.
There are two main sub-dialects: Eastern Kata-vari and Western Kata-vari. In Afghanistan, Western Kata-vari is spoken in the Ramgal, Kulam, Ktivi and Paruk valleys of Nuristan. Eastern Kata-vari is spoken in the upper Landai Sin Valley. In Pakistan, Eastern Kata-vari is spoken in Chitral District, in Gobar and the upper Bumboret Valley.
Vocabulary
Pronouns:
1sg. uze (nominative), ie (accusative), iema (genitive)
1pl. imu (nominative/accusative/genitive)
2sg. tiu (nominative), tu (accusative), tuma (genitive)
2pl. šo (nominative/accusative/genitive)
Numbers:
1: ev
2: diu
3: tre
4: štavo
5: puč
6: ṣu
7: sut
8: uṣṭ
9: nu
10: duć
References
- Simons, Gary F; Fennig, Charles D, eds. (2018). Ethnologue: Languages of the World (21st ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International.
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Kati". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- Strand, Richard F. (2010). "Nurestâni Languages". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Online Edition. Archived from the original on 2016-11-06. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
External links
- Strand, Richard F. (1997–2013). "Nuristan: Hidden Land of the Hindu-Kush". Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- Strand, Richard F. (1997). "The kâtʹa, kʹom, mumʹo, kṣtʹo, biniʹo, ǰâmčʹo, and ǰâšʹa". Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- Strand, Richard F. (1998). "The kâtʹa". Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- Strand, Richard F. (2011). "Kâtʹa-vari Lexicon". Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- Strand, Richard F. (2011). "The Sound System of Kt'ivřâ·i vari". Retrieved 2012-01-16.