Burushaski

Language isolate100,000 speakersPerso-Arabic

RegionPakistan (Hunza)

FamilyLanguage isolate

Speakers100,000 speakers

ScriptPerso-Arabic

TypeAbjad

About Burushaski

Spoken in the deep valleys of Hunza and Nagar in northern Pakistan. Has resisted 150 years of classification attempts. Counts four genders, including one for tools and domestic animals. Mountain isolation preserved it. Dialects differ valley to valley.

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