Dardic
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Dardic is a term used to describe a group of Indo-Aryan languages spoken in the mountainous Hindu-Kush region. These languages matter because they represent an important linguistic diversity in a strategically significant area where South Asia, Central Asia, and the Middle East meet.
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The Dardic languages (also Dardu or Pisaca), also known as Hindu-Kush Indo-Aryan languages, is a group of several Indo-Aryan languages spoken in northern Pakistan, northwestern India and parts of northeastern Afghanistan. This region has sometimes been referred to as Dardistan.
Rather than close linguistic or ethnic relationships, the term Dardic is a geographical concept, denoting the northwesternmost group of Indo-Aryan languages. There is no ethnic unity among the speakers of these languages, nor can the languages be traced to a single ancestor.