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Language policy, multilingualism and language vitality in Pakistan
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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

1,000

Domains of Use

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Speaker Number Trends

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Transmission

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Year of info

2006

Location and Context

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Pakistan

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Location description

"Chail Vally, Swat District"

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"Chail Vally, Swat District"

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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

2,000

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Year of info

2010

Location and Context

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Coordinates

35.0209,72.897

Location description

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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

2,000

Domains of Use

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Speaker Number Trends

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Year of info

2003

Location and Context

Countries

Pakistan

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Location description

On the Bishigram side valley of the Swat River

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On the Bishigram side valley of the Swat River

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Other languages used

Torwali, Pashto

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Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

500

Domains of Use

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Year of info

2009

Location and Context

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Pakistan;

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Location description

Upper reaches of Bishigram (Chail) Valley, east of Madyan, Swat Kohistan. 12 villages

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Upper reaches of Bishigram (Chail) Valley, east of Madyan, Swat Kohistan. 12 villages

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Location and Context

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Coordinates

35.155575, 72.644692

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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

~2,000

Domains of Use

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Year of info

1992

Location and Context

Countries

Pakistan

Coordinates

35.081912, 72.666050

Location description

About half-way up the Swat Valley in northern Pakistan [...] Ushojo is spoken by an estimated 2,000 people in twelve villages. The names of the villages which are predominantly Ushojo are as follows: Bishigram, Shepiza, Kas, Derai, Nalkot, Karial, Sore, Tangai Banda, Kappal (Kafir) Banda, Moghul Mar, Tukai, and Danda.

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About half-way up the Swat Valley in northern Pakistan [...] Ushojo is spoken by an estimated 2,000 people in twelve villages. The names of the villages which are predominantly Ushojo are as follows: Bishigram, Shepiza, Kas, Derai, Nalkot, Karial, Sore, Tangai Banda, Kappal (Kafir) Banda, Moghul Mar, Tukai, and Danda.

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Other languages used

Torwali; Pashto

Domains of other languages

Trade

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"Madyan is the nearest town with a bazaar and most of the shopkeepers speak Pashto. The Ushojo people therefore must learn Pashto to do any business in Madyan.... Ushojo speakers’ ability in Pashto was 'very good'."

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