| Badeshi | |
|---|---|
 Badeshi written in the Arabic script | |
| Native to | Pakistan |
| Region | Bishigram Valley, Chail |
| Ethnicity | Badeshi people |
Native speakers | 3 (2018)[1] |
Indo-European
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| Arabic script,[2] words also transcribed in Latin script | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bdz |
| Glottolog | bade1240 |
Badeshi is an unclassified Indo-Iranian language spoken in northern Pakistan.[3] The language is critically endangered and considered at risk of extinction. In 2018, the BBC found three men who could still speak the language.[1][4]
Muhammad Zaman Sagar, a field linguist connected to the Forum for Language Initiative, has worked on this language. But as a result of his research during two years, he collected only about one hundred words.[1] In July 2007, he visited the Bishigram Valley again and spent some days with the people there. There are efforts to retain a record of the language by linguist Zubair Torwali among others.[5] Torwali has posited that it may be related to Yidgha or Wakhi.[5]
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- ^ Hulst, Harry van der; Goedemans, Rob; Zanten, Ellen van (2010). A Survey of Word Accentual Patterns in the Languages of the World. Walter de Gruyter. p. 551. ISBN 978-3-11-019631-3.
- ^ BBC News (26 February 2018). The language only three men speak - BBC News. Retrieved 5 November 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ a b Khaliq, Fazal (10 January 2018). "Swat's ancient language breathing its last". Dawn. Retrieved 30 September 2024.