Ashkun
Ashkun is an Indo-European language spoken in Afghanistan, by about 40 thousand people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Ashkun (Âṣkuňu) is a Nuristani language spoken by the Ashkun people – also known as the Âṣkun, Âṣkuňu, Askina, Saňu, Sainu, Yeshkun, Wamas, or Grâmsaňâ – from the region of the central Pech Valley around Wâmâ and in some eastern tributary valleys of the upper Alingar River in Afghanistan's Nuristan Province. Other major places where the language of Ashkun is spoken are Nuristan Province, Pech Valley in Wama District, eastern side of the Lower Alingar Valley in Nurgaram and Duab districts, Malil wa Mushfa, Titin, Kolatan and Bajagal valleys.
It is classified as a member of the Nuristani sub-family of the Indo-Iranian languages.
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Words in Ashkun
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | istrī | |
| name | nām | |
| tongue | žū | |
| liver | ion | |
| water | abo | |
| star | istã́ | |
| leaf | pār | |
| two | dū | |
| die | mře | |
| new | nuŋa |
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Vocabulary
- Northwest PashayiIndo-European35% alike
- ShumashtiIndo-European34% alike
- Nuristani KalashaIndo-European31% alike
- Gawar-BatiIndo-European28% alike
- KatëIndo-European27% alike
- Wotapuri-KatarqalaiIndo-European27% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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