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Kamkata-vari (Kâmkata-vari) is the largest Nuristani language. It contains the main dialects Kata-vari, Kamviri and Mumviri. Kata-vari and Kamviri are sometimes erroneously reckoned as two separate languages, but according to linguist Richard Strand they form one language.[2]

Kamkata-vari
Kati
Kâmkata-vari
Native to	Afghanistan, Pakistan
Region	Nuristan, Kunar, Chitral
Native speakers	150,000 (2011-2017)[1]
Language family	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Nuristani Northern Kamkata-vari
Dialects	Kata-vari Kamviri Mumviri Shekhani
Writing system	Arabic script (Nastaliq)
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either: bsh – Kati xvi – Kamviri
Glottolog	kati1270
ELP	Kati
Linguasphere	58-ACB-a

The Kamkata-vari language is spoken by 40,000–60,000 people, from the Kata, Kom, Mumo, Kshto and some smaller Black-Robed tribes in parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan. There are dialectal differences of the Kamkata-vari speakers of Pakistan. The most used alternative names for the language are Kati or Bashgali.

Classification

It belongs to the Indo-European language family and is in the Nuristani group of the Indo-Iranian branch.

Dialects

There are four main dialects: Eastern Kata-vari, Western Kata-vari, Kamviri and Mumviri. The last two are sometimes erroneously defined as separate languages. Eastern Kata-vari and Kamviri are commonly both referred to as Shekhani in Chitral.[3]

Status

Literacy rates are low: below 1% for people who have it as a first language and between 15% and 25% for people who have it as a second language. The Katavari dialect can be heard on radio in Afghanistan.

References

• 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). "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. (1999). "Kâmvʹiri Lexicon". Retrieved 2012-01-16.
• Strand, Richard F. (1997). "The Sound System of Kâmvʹiri". 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.

На других языках

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- [en] Kamkata-vari language

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[es] Idioma kamkata-viri

El idioma kamkata-vari (Kâmkata-vari) es la Nuristani. Contiene los dialectos principales Kata-vari, Kamviri y Mumviri. Kata-vari y Kamviri a veces se consideran erróneamente como dos idiomas separados, pero según el lingüista Richard Strand forman un solo idioma.

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[fr] Kati (langue)

Le kati (ou bashgali) est une langue indo-iranienne du groupe des langues nouristanies, parlée en Afghanistan, dans le Nouristan, ainsi que dans quelques localités du Chitral, au Pakistan[1].

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[it] Lingua kati

Il kati (okativiri o bashgali) è una lingua appartenente alla Famiglia linguistica delle Lingue indoiraniche sottogruppo Lingue nuristani, parlata in Afghanistan, nella Provincia di Nurestan, ed in alcuni villaggi del distretto di Chitral, in Pakistan[2].

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[ru] Кати

Кати́ (башгали́, камката-вири – последнее от названия крупнейших диалектов kati viri и kam viri от самоназвания говорящих на них племенных групп Кати и Кам) — язык, крупнейший представитель нуристанской языковой группы. Распадается на несколько диалектов: восточный и западный ката-вари, камвири и мумвири (последние иногда рассматриваются как самостоятельные языки).

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