Madaklashti dialect
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| Madaklashti | |
|---|---|
| مدگلاشتی | |
| File:Madaklashti.svg | |
| Native to | Pakistan |
| Region | Lower Chitral |
| Ethnicity | Madaklashti/Tajiks |
Native speakers | 3,964 (2013)[1] |
| Persian alphabet (Nastaliq) | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
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Madaklashti (also known as Madaglashti) is a dialect of Persian spoken in the Madaklasht Valley of the Chitral region in northern Pakistan. It is closely related to the Dari-Tajik dialects spoken in the Badakhshan region of Afghanistan and Tajikistan.[1][2]
The total population of Madaklashti speakers is estimated to be about 4,000.[2] They are believed to have migrated from Badakhshan to Chitral in the 18th century.[1] Madaklashti is completely isolated from other languages in the area and rarely draws any loanwords from Khowar, the dominant language of Chitral, although the community itself has undergone influences from the Kho culture.[1]
See also
[edit | edit source]- Dehwari, a Persian dialect spoken in Balochistan, southwestern Pakistan
- Hazaragi, a Persian dialect spoken by the Hazara diaspora in Pakistan
References
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