Shumashti language

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.^[2]

NativetoAfghanistan

RegionKunar Province

Native speakers

(1,000 cited 1994)^[1]

Language family

Indo-European

• Indo-Iranian
  • Indo-Aryan
    • Dardic
      • Kunar
        • Shumashti

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Shumashti
Shumasht
Native to	Afghanistan
Region	Kunar Province
Native speakers	(1,000 cited 1994)[1]
Language family	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan Dardic Kunar Shumashti
Language codes
ISO 639-3	sts
Glottolog	shum1235
ELP	Shumashti
Shumashti is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

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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.^[2]