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Indo-Aryan language of Afghanistan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
| Shumashti | |
|---|---|
| |
| Native to | Afghanistan |
| Region | Kunar Province |
Native speakers | (1,000 cited 1994)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | sts |
| Glottolog | shum1235 |
| ELP | Shumashti |
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]
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