| Kohistani Shina | |
|---|---|
| Kohistani, Kohistyo, Palasi-Kohistani | |
| ݜݨیاٗ کستٓین٘و جلکوٹ جپ | |
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| Native to | Pakistan |
| Region | Kohistan (Kolai-Palas jalkot ) |
| Ethnicity | Kolai |
Native speakers | 458,000 (2018)[1] |
| Dialects | |
| Perso-Arabic script (Nastaliq) | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | plk |
| Glottolog | kohi1248 |
Kohistani Shina is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in the former Kohistan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, northern Pakistan. According to Ethnologue, Kohistani Shina is mutually intelligible with the Shina variety of Chilas, but not with the standard dialect of Gilgit.[1] Bateri and Kalkoti speakers speak Kohistani Shina as a second language.[3] Indus Kohistani loanwords can be found in the language.[citation needed] A grammar and a dictionary of the language have been published.[4][5][6]
