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'''Badeshi''' is a | '''Badeshi''' is a northwestern [[Iranian language]] spoken by over 10,000 people in upper reaches of [[Bishigram Valley]] (Chail), east of [[Madyan]], [[Swat (Pakistan)|Swat]], [[Kohistan District, Pakistan|Kohistan]] in [[Northern Areas]] of [[Pakistan]]. | ||
== External | Badeshi people of [[Bishigram Valley]] and [[Tirat Valley]] are total around 1,500 in numbers. The figures of Pooran Chakesar, Alai, and Mansehra towns is not available. Badeshi people stopped using their native language completely few generations ago. In [[Bishigram Valley]], they only speak [[Torwali]] and in [[Tirat Valley]] they speak [[Pashto language|Pashto]]. | ||
Muhammad Zaman Sagar, a field linguist is working on this language. But his research over the 2 years, he has just collected one hundred words so far. In July 2007 he visited again the Bishigram valley and spent some days with those people there. | |||
==External links== | |||
* [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=bdz Badeshi language] | * [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=bdz Badeshi language] | ||
* [http://www.geocities.com/kcs_kalam/badeshi.html The Badeshi People in Bishigram and Tirat valley, Swat] | |||
[[Category:Languages of Pakistan]] | [[Category:Languages of Pakistan]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:33, 1 March 2009
Badeshi is a northwestern Iranian language spoken by over 10,000 people in upper reaches of Bishigram Valley (Chail), east of Madyan, Swat, Kohistan in Northern Areas of Pakistan.
Badeshi people of Bishigram Valley and Tirat Valley are total around 1,500 in numbers. The figures of Pooran Chakesar, Alai, and Mansehra towns is not available. Badeshi people stopped using their native language completely few generations ago. In Bishigram Valley, they only speak Torwali and in Tirat Valley they speak Pashto.
Muhammad Zaman Sagar, a field linguist is working on this language. But his research over the 2 years, he has just collected one hundred words so far. In July 2007 he visited again the Bishigram valley and spent some days with those people there.