Kalami

Facts

  • Language: Kalami
  • Alternate names: Baškarīk, Gāwrī, Gārwī, Dīrī, Bashkarik, Garwi, Gawri, Gowri, Garwa, Gaawro, Kalami Kohistani, Kohistani, Kohistana, Bashgharik, Dir Kohistani, Diri, Dirwali, Dardu
  • Language code: gwc
  • Language family: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Northwestern zone, Dardic, Kohistani (SIL classification)
  • Number of speakers: 1,500
  • Vulnerability: Threatened
  • Script: Arabic script, Nastaliq style.

More information:

    Most widely understood indigenous language in north Swat and Dir Kohistan. Muslim.

    Kalami is spoken in Pakistan, South Asia.