Wotapuri-Katarqalai language

Wotapuri-Katarqalai is an Dardic Indo-Aryan language documented to have been spoken in Afghanistan. It is unknown if the language still has active speakers, or is extinct.^[2][3] The most recent documentation of its use was published in 1983, when it was proposed that the language was in use in Katar-qala [Wikidata] and unlikely to be extinct in Wotapur [nl].^[1] In September 2023, there were just 3 senior male speakers (1 in Katar-qala and 2 in Quro) living in the valley reported to Sviatoslav Kaverin who was conducting field research there.^{[citation needed]}

NativetoAfghanistan

RegionWatapur District

Native speakers

3 (2023)^[1]

Language family

Indo-European

• Indo-Iranian
  • Indo-Aryan
    • Dardic
      • Kohistani
        • Wotapuri-Katarqalai

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Wotapuri-Katarqalai
Native to	Afghanistan
Region	Watapur District
Native speakers	3 (2023)[1]
Language family	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan Dardic Kohistani Wotapuri-Katarqalai
Dialects	Wotapuri Katarqalai
Language codes
ISO 639-3	wsv
Glottolog	wota1240
ELP	Wotapuri-Katarqalai
Wotapuri-Katarqalai is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

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