Also Known As:
Mishaski, Brushaski, Burushaki, Burucaki, Burushki, Burucaski, Biltum, Khajuna, Kunjut
Dialects & Varieties
- Nagar
- Yasin
- Hunza
South Asia and the Middle East
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.
Endangered
40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
80,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 4
Less than half of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing at an accelerated pace.
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Speakers
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Comments on speakers
Heavily admixed with Urdu and English elements in recent times. Bilingualism has led to attrition of morphosyntax in younger speakers.
Location and Context
Countries
Pakistan: Hunza-Nager and Yasin valleys
Location Description
Some 50,000 Burúsho live in Hunza and Nager and some 30,000 live in Yasin. A considerable Burúsho population has also settled in Gilgit itself.
Government Support
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Other Languages Used By The Community
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Writing Systems
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Recent Resources
The wikipedia page for the Burushaski language of Pakistan.
This is a Burushaski song sung in the Hunza valley of Northern Pakistan.
GILGIT – In pursuit of his passion for the endangered mother languages of Pakistan, Rehmat Aziz Khan