Waigali language

Waigali
کلاݜالاہ‎
Native toAfghanistan, Pakistan
RegionNuristan Province, Chitral District
Native speakers
12,000 (2011)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3wbk
Glottologwaig1243
ELPWaigali
Linguasphere58-ACC-a

Waigali is a Nuristani language spoken in Nuristan Province, Afghanistan. It is spoken by the Waigal people who are Nuristani. It is also spoken in Chitral District due to the War in Afghanistan.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Waigali at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. ↑ Alberto; Cacopardo, Augusto (1992). "The Other Kalasha a Survey of Kalashamun-Speaking People in Southern Chitral: Part III: Jinjeret Kuh and the Problem of Kalasha Origins". East and West. 42 (2/4): 333–375. JSTOR 29757042.
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