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ALSO KNOWN AS		Dawudi, Dumaki, Dumākī, "Doma", Dardu
CLASSIFICATION		Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Northwestern Zone
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		dmk
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Nager Hunza
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MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS		Dawudi is the preferred name within the community. "Doma" and related terms are pejorative and should be avoided.

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Information from: “Language Shift in Northern Pakistan: The Case of Domaakí and Pashto” (43-56) . Matthia Weinreich (2010)

Severely endangered

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
350
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
The traditional occupations of the Domaaki speakers are blacksmiths and musicians.

DATE OF INFO: 2004

DOMAINS OF USE

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

TRANSMISSION

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Due to their ethnicity, the Domaaki have a lower social status and are generally discriminated by their surrounding society. In order to purse a better opportunity for education or occupation, the Domaaki tend to hide or give up their own group identity.

"[I]t is even officially approved by Dooma community leaders in Hunza, who already in the 1990s actively encouraged young and old to use the local majority tongue while talking to each other." (Weinreich 2010: 52)

SPEAKER ATTITUDE

negative

GOVERNMENT SUPPORT

INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Burushaski; Shina; Urdu

PLACES: Pakistan

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: mainly Mominabad in the Hunza valleys and Domyaal in the Nager valley of northern Pakistan

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
500
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 1989

MORE ON VITALITY

The number of speakers is decreasing.

PLACES: Pakistan

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
500
Native speakers worldwide

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
500
Native speakers worldwide

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
>300
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 2002

PLACES: Pakistan

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Mominabad (Hunza & Nagar)

0199255911		2005	The World Atlas of Language Structures			Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer	Oxford University Press			New York			2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.																			36.1666666667,74.0
	16	2009	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)			M. Paul Lewis	SIL International			Dallas, TX	http://www.ethnologue.com/		Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)	ll_pub	500	1989	100-999								Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)		The number of speakers is decreasing.			Pakistan
		2006	Language policy, multilingualism and language vitality in Pakistan	Lesser-known languages of South Asia: status and policies, case studies and applications of information technology	73-106	Anju Saxena and Lars Borin	Mouton de Gruyter			Berlin		Tariq Rahman	Tariq Rahman. 2006. "Language Policy, Multilingualism and Language Vitality in Pakistan." In Lesser-known languages of South Asia: status and policies, case studies and applications of information technology, edited by Anju Saxena and Lars Borin. 73-106. Mouton de Gruyter.		>300	2002	100-999								Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)					Pakistan	Mominabad (Hunza & Nagar)
	3rd	2010	Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger				UNESCO Publishing			Paris	http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas	Christopher Moseley (ed.)	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.)	ll_pub	500		100-999								Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)							36.0979,73.9627
			Glottolog								http://www.glottolog.org/glottolog/		"Glottolog." Online: http://www.glottolog.org/glottolog/.																			36.319375, 74.794322
		2010	Language Shift in Northern Pakistan: The Case of Domaakí and Pashto		43-56			Iran & the Caucasus	14.1			Matthia Weinreich	Matthias Weinreich. 2010. Language Shift in Northern Pakistan: The Case of Domaakí and Pashto. Iran & the Caucasus 14.1: 43-56.		350	2004	100-999	The traditional occupations of the Domaaki speakers are blacksmiths and musicians.	almost all	Burushaski; Shina; Urdu	no	negative	no	all	Severely Endangered (100 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	14	Due to their ethnicity, the Domaaki have a lower social status and are generally discriminated by their surrounding society. In order to purse a better opportunity for education or occupation, the Domaaki tend to hide or give up their own group identity. "[I]t is even officially approved by Dooma community leaders in Hunza, who already in the 1990s actively encouraged young and old to use the local majority tongue while talking to each other." (Weinreich 2010: 52)	14	14	Pakistan	mainly Mominabad in the Hunza valleys and Domyaal in the Nager valley of northern Pakistan	36.216, 74.651
			World Oral Literature Project								http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.		500		100-999								Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)

Domaaki

Language metadata

Language information by source

Severely endangered

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available

350

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

500

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

500

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

500

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

>300

Discussion

Domaaki

Language metadata

Language information by source

Severely endangered

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available

350

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

500

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

500

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

500

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

>300

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