Shumashti
ݭمݭتی
Shumashti is an Indo-European language spoken in Afghanistan. Glottolog rates it moribund.
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Shumashti – also known as Shumasht – is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in eastern Afghanistan. It is spoken in parts of Kunar Province: on the western side of the Kunar Valley between Jalalabad and the Pech Valley. The number of speakers was estimated at 1,000 in 1994.
It has been influenced by the Northeast Pashai languages, and it is related to the Grangali language, with which it shares about a third of its basic vocabulary, and to Gawar-Bati, with which it has about half of its basic lexis in common.
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Words in Shumashti
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | z3n* | |
| name | nam* | |
| eye | ac* | |
| ear | kor* | |
| nose | naCu* | |
| tooth | dan* | |
| tongue | zib* | |
| hand | ast* | |
| blood | lui* | |
| bone | athim* | |
| skin | post* | |
| knee | dualiky* | |
| breast | cucu* | |
| water | uo* | |
| fire | ar* | |
| sun | suri* | |
| star | taiZolik* | |
| stone | war* | |
| mountain | dar* | |
| tree | gol3* | |
| leaf | pata* | |
| night | wyel* | |
| dog | Sur3* | |
| fish | mac* | |
| louse | yu* | |
| one | yak* | |
| two | du* | |
| I | a* | |
| you | tu* | |
| we | ab3* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Northwest PashayiIndo-European44% alike
- Gawar-BatiIndo-European39% alike
- Chitral KalashaIndo-European39% alike
- BateriIndo-European37% alike
- UshojoIndo-European35% alike
- Wotapuri-KatarqalaiIndo-European35% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
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