Kalasha
See also: kalasha
English
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Proper noun
Kalasha
- The language spoken by the Kalash people, an Indo-European language in the Indo-Aryan branch, further classified as a Dardic language in the Chitral group. The Kalasha language is phonologically atypical because it contrasts plain, long, nasal, and retroflex vowels as well as combinations of these. The language, also known as Kalashmondr, is spoken by around 5000 people.
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Kalasha terms
Further reading
- ISO 639-3 code kls (SIL)
- Ethnologue entry for Kalasha, kls
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