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'''Badeshi''' is a Northwestern [[Iranian language]] spoken by over 10,000 people in upper reaches of [[Bishigram Valley]] (Chail), east of [[Madyan]], [[Swat]], [[Kohistan District, Pakistan|Kohistan]] in [[Northern Areas]] of [[Pakistan]]. | '''Badeshi''' is a Northwestern [[Iranian language]] spoken by over 10,000 people in upper reaches of [[Bishigram Valley]] (Chail), east of [[Madyan]], [[Swat]], [[Kohistan District, Pakistan|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 thier native language completely few generations ago. In [[Bishigram Valley]], they only speak [[Torwali]] and in [[Tirat Valley]] they speak [[Pashto language|Pashto]]. | |||
== External link == | == External link == | ||
* [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]] | ||
Revision as of 17:28, 27 April 2006
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 thier native language completely few generations ago. In Bishigram Valley, they only speak Torwali and in Tirat Valley they speak Pashto.