Kundal Shahi language

Kundal Shahi
کنڈل شاہی
Kunḍal Šāhī
Native toPakistan
RegionNeelam Valley
Native speakers
700 (2005)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3shd
Glottologkund1257
Approximate location where Kundal Shahi is spoken
Approximate location where Kundal Shahi is spoken
Kundal Shahi
Approximate location where Kundal Shahi is spoken
Approximate location where Kundal Shahi is spoken
Kundal Shahi
Coordinates: 34°33′17″N 73°50′38″E / 34.5548°N 73.8439°E / 34.5548; 73.8439

Kundal Shahi (کنڈل شاہی, Kunḍal Šāhī) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by about 700 people in the Kundal Shahi village of Neelam Valley in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.[2] It is an endangered language and its speakers are shifting to Hindko.[3]

  1. ^ Kundal Shahi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ "Kundal Shahi". Ethnologue.
  3. ^ A. Rehman, Khawaja; L. G. Baart, Joan (2005). "A First Look at the Language of Kundal Shahi in Azad Kashmir" (PDF). SIL International.