Also Known As:
Ushuji, Dardu
Dialects & Varieties
Ushojo
Decker, Sandra J. 1992. "Ushojo." In Languages of Kohistan, edited by Calvin R. Rensch et al.. 1: 65-80. Islamabad: National Institute of Pakistan Studies, Quaid-i-Azam University and Summer Institute of Linguistics.
Threatened
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~2,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Transmission
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Most adults in the community, and some children, are speakers.
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Comments on speakers
"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'."
Location and Context
Countries
Pakistan
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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Other Languages Used By The Community
Torwali; Pashto
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
Trade
Writing Systems
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