Also Known As:
Gawar-bātī, Narisātī, Narsātī, Gawar-bati, Gowar-Bati, Gowari, Narsati, Narisati, Arandui, Satre, Dardu
Dialects & Varieties
Languages of Chitral
Kendall D. Decker. 1992. "Languages of Chitral." 5: xxii+257. National Institute of Pakistan Studies, Quaid-i-Azam University and Summer Institute of Linguistics. Online: http://www-01.sil.org/sociolx/pubs/32850_SSNP05.pdf.
Vulnerable
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
8,000-10,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 1
Used in most domains except for official ones such as government, mass media, education etc.
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Transmission
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All members of the community, including children, speak the language.
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Speakers
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
"Urdu is the national language and the language prescribed for use in the schools in Pakistan [while] Pashto is the dominant second language in the Gawar area... Respondents indicated that their language is important for use with Gawar-bati speakers from other villages and is important for maintaining a sense of ethnic unity and identity."
Location and Context
Countries
Pakistan, Afghanistan
Location Description
"The people who speak Gawar-bati live along the Kunar River, predominantly in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border area near the village of Arandu in the Chitral District of
Pakistan."
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
Positive
Other Languages Used By The Community
Pashto; Urdu; Khowar
Number of Other Language Speakers:
Almost all
Domains of Other Languages:
School, bazaar, contact with police or government officials
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Recent Resources
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