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Burushaski

Burushaski (; , ) is a language isolate, spoken by the Burusho people, who predominantly reside in northern Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. There are also a few hundred speakers of this language in northern Jammu and Kashmir, India.

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Burushaski is a unique language spoken by the Burusho people in the mountainous Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan, with some speakers also in northern India. It is classified as a language isolate, meaning it is not known to be related to any other language, making it linguistically significant for understanding human language diversity.

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Language.name: Burushaski
Language.states: Pakistan, India
Language.region: Hunza, Nagar, Ghizer, Gilgit (Pakistan) and Hari Parbat, Jammu and Kashmir (India)
Language.ethnicity: Burusho
Language.date: 2018–2020
Language.ref: e27
Language.familycolor: Isolate
Language.family: Language isolate
Language.dia1: Yasin
Language.dia2: Hunza-Nagar
Language.script: Arabic script
Language.iso3: bsk
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Classification
Language contact
Varieties
Phonology
Vowels
Consonants
Writing system
Modern evolution
History
Alphabet
Alphabets proposed by [[Nasir al-Din Nasir Hunzai|Allamah Nasiruddin Nasir Hunzai]].<ref name="b-u-dict-vol1">Hunzai, A. N. N., ''Burushaski-Urdu Dictionary'', Burushaski Research Academy in collaboration with University of Karachi. (2006). ''Burushaski Urdu Dictionary – Volume 1'' / بروشسکی اردو لغت - جلد اول (الف تا څ). Bureau of Composition, Compilation & Translation, University of Karachi. {{oclc|873035571}} [https://archive.org/details/1_20230728_20230728/mode/2up Archive.org]</ref><ref name="b-u-dict-vol2">Hunzai, A. N. N., Burushaski Research Academy, & University of Karachi. (2009). ''Burushaski Urdu Dictionary – Volume 2'' / بروشسکی اردو لغت - جلد دوم (د تا غ). Bureau of Composition, Compilation & Translation, University of Karachi. [https://archive.org/details/2_20230728/mode/2up Archive.org]</ref><ref name="b-u-dict-vol3">Hunzai, A. N. N., Burushaski Research Academy, & University of Karachi. (2013). ''Burushaski Urdu Dictionary – Volume 3'' / بروشسکی اردو لغت - جلد دوم (ف تا ی). Bureau of Composition, Compilation & Translation, University of Karachi. [https://archive.org/details/3_20230728/mode/2up Archive.org]</ref>
Aspirates
Vowels
Sample text
Grammar
Nouns
Noun classes
Pluralisation
Declension
Pronouns and pronominal prefixes
Numerals
Verbs
Overview
The 11 positions of the finite verb
Formation of tenses and moods
Indication of the subject and object
The d- prefix
See also
References
Bibliography
Further reading
External links

In Pakistan, Burushaski is spoken by the people of the Hunza District, the Nagar District, the northern Gilgit District, the Yasin Valley in the Gupis-Yasin District, and the Ishkoman Valley of the northern Ghizer District. Their native region is in northern Gilgit–Baltistan. It also borders the Pamir corridor to the north. In India, Burushaski is spoken in Botraj Mohalla of the Hari Parbat region in Srinagar. It is generally believed that the language was spoken in a much wider area in the past, due to the two disconnected regions in which it is spoken currently, which are separated by more easily traversible regions of the Hunza Valley where the Indo-Aryan Shina language is spoken. It is also known as Werchikwar and Miśa:ski.