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Shina people
Ethnolinguistic group in South Asia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Shina (Shina: ݜݨیاٗ, Ṣiṇyaá) or Gilgitis[7] are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group[8] primarily residing in Gilgit–Baltistan and Indus Kohistan in Pakistan, as well as in the Dras Valley and Kishenganga Valley (Gurez) in the northern region of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh in India.[9] They speak an Indo-Aryan language, called Shina and their geographic area of predominance is referred to as Shenaki.
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![]() Shina people in Kargil | |
Total population | |
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c. 1,178,400 including Kohistani, Shina[1][2] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
![]() | 1,146,000 (2018)[1][2] |
![]() | 32,247 (2011)[3] |
Languages | |
Shina Urdu, serving as the lingua franca and widely understood as a second language[4][5] | |
Religion | |
Predominantly: Islam[6] | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Other Indo-Aryan peoples |
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