Dameli
Facts
- Language: Dameli
- Alternate names: Damēlī, Damel, Damedi, Damia, Gudoji, Dardu
- Language code: dml
- Language family: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Northwestern zone, Dardic, Kunar (SIL classification)
- Number of speakers: 5,000
- Vulnerability: Vulnerable
- Script:
More information:
Speakers probably of mixed origin. Language influenced by Nuristani languages. Muslim (Sunni).
The Dameli have long been in intense contact with speakers of other languages. Dameli exhibits both Nuristani and Indo-Aryan Dardic features (Habib Borjian).