Tregami language

Tregami is a Nuristani language spoken in the villages of Gambir, Kaṭâr, and Devoz in the Tregâm Valley off the lower Pech River^[2] in the Watapur District of Kunar Province in Afghanistan. The area is in the Hindu Kush along the border with Pakistan. Tregami belongs to the Nuristani group of the Indo-Iranian language family. It is spoken by approximately 3,500 people (2011). Most individuals speak Pashto in addition to Tregami.^[1]

NativetoAfghanistan

RegionNuristan Province, Kunar Province

Native speakers

3,500 (2011)^[1]

Language family

Indo-European

• Indo-Iranian
  • Nuristani
    • Tregami

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Tregami
Gambiri
Native to	Afghanistan
Region	Nuristan Province, Kunar Province
Native speakers	3,500 (2011)[1]
Language family	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Nuristani Tregami
Early forms	Proto-Indo-European Proto-Indo-Iranian Proto-Nuristani
Language codes
ISO 639-3	trm
Glottolog	treg1243
ELP	Tregami
Tregami is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Close

Tregami is a close relative of Nuristani Kalasha, spoken in Ghaziabad District to the east, with which it has a lexical similarity of 75% to 80%.^[1] Although Tregami villages are close in proximity, there is a slight difference between the dialects of Katar and Gambir.^[3] The language has been influenced by the neighboring Indo-Aryan languages like Wotapuri-Katarqalai, Grangali, and by the Nuristani Katë dialects.^[4]