Mumviri
Encyclopedia
Mumviri is a dialect
of the Kamkata-viri
Nuristani language
spoken by perhaps 1,500 of the Mumo
people of Afghanistan
. There are only slight differences to the Kata-vari
, Mumviri has Kamviri
phonetic features. The most used alternative name is Bashgali, which derive from Khowar
.
Mumviri is spoken in the Mangul, Sasku and Gabalgrom in the Bashgal Valley
.
Dialect
The term dialect is used in two distinct ways, even by linguists. One usage refers to a variety of a language that is a characteristic of a particular group of the language's speakers. The term is applied most often to regional speech patterns, but a dialect may also be defined by other factors,...
of the Kamkata-viri
Kamkata-viri language
Kamkata-viri, the largest Nuristani language, contains the main dialects Kata-vari, Kamviri and Mumviri. Kata-vari and Kamviri are often defined as two separate languages, but according to linguist they form one language....
Nuristani language
Nuristani languages
The Nuristani languages are one of the three groups within the Indo-Iranian language family, alongside the much larger Indo-Aryan and Iranian groups. They are spoken primarily in eastern Afghanistan...
spoken by perhaps 1,500 of the Mumo
Mumo
The Mumo are a tribe in Afghanistan, living primarily in the Bashgal Valley, centered in the village of Bagalgrom. Their language is Mumviri, a dialect of the Kamkata-viri language....
people of Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
. There are only slight differences to the Kata-vari
Kata-vari
Kata-vari is a dialect of the Kamkata-viri language spoken by the Kata in parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan. The most used alternative names are Kati, Kativiri or Bashgali, which derive from Khowar....
, Mumviri has Kamviri
Kamviri
Kamviri is a dialect of the Kamkata-viri language spoken by 5,500 of the Kom people of Afghanistan and Pakistan. There are slight dialectal differences of the Kamviri speakers of Pakistan...
phonetic features. The most used alternative name is Bashgali, which derive from Khowar
Khowar language
For the ethnic group, see under Chitrali people.Khowar , also known as Chitrali, is a Dardic language spoken by 400,000 people in Chitral in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in the Ghizer district of Gilgit-Baltistan , and in parts of Upper Swat...
.
Mumviri is spoken in the Mangul, Sasku and Gabalgrom in the Bashgal Valley
Bashgal Valley
The Bashgal Valley is geographical feature of Nuristan Province, Afghanistan, formed by the Bashgal River, which empties into the Kunar river at Arundu and Chigar-Serai.-History:...
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External links
- Nuristan: Hidden Land of the Hindu Kush -Includes a lexicon of Kamviri and more information.