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Kundal Shahi language

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Kundal Shahi
کنڈل شاہی
Kunḍal Šāhī
Native toPakistan
RegionNeelam Valley
Native speakers
700 (2005)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3shd
Glottologkund1257
Coordinates: 34°33′17″N 73°50′38″E / 34.5548°N 73.8439°E / 34.5548; 73.8439

Kundal Shahi is a language spoken in the Kundal Shahi village. It is a Dardic language from the Shina sub-group. Only 700 people speak it and the new generation is shifting to Hindko.[2]

References

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  1. Kundal Shahi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. A. Rehman, Khawaja; L. G. Baart, Joan (2005). "A First Look at the Language of Kundal Shahi in Azad Kashmir" (PDF). SIL International.