Also Known As:
Baškarīk, Gāwrī, Gārwī, Dīrī, Bashkarik, Garwi, Gawri, Gowri, Garwa, Gaawro, Kalami Kohistani, Kohistani, Kohistana, Bashgharik, Dir Kohistani, Diri, Dirwali, Dardu
Dialects & Varieties
- Dashwa
- Thal
- Lamuti
- Ushu
- Kalam
- Rajkoti
Recent Resources
language, speakers, environment; phonology and script; grammatical features; gawri literature; liter
Vulnerable
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
60,000-70,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
George van Driem. 2007. "South Asia and the Middle East." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 283-348. London & New York: Routledge.
Bibliography of Locations:
Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)
Bibliography of Context:
Bashir, Elena. 2003. "Dardic." In The Indo-Aryan Languages, edited by George Cardona and Dhanesh Jain. 818-894. London & New York: Routledge.