Vaygali

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Vaygali is an alternative name for the Waigali language, a Nuristani language spoken in parts of eastern Afghanistan.

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Vaygali canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Nuristani language
language
alternativeNameOf Waigali language
contactLanguage Dari
Pashto
linked to: Pashto language
countryISO AF
endangeredStatus endangered
hasAlternativeName Kalasha-ala
linked to: Kalasha

Nuristani Waigali
Waigali
hasDialects multiple local varieties
isMinorityLanguageIn Afghanistan
languageBranch Indo-Iranian
languageFamily Nuristani languages
languageFamilyHigher Indo-European languages
linguisticArea Hindukush–Karakoram region
linguisticTypology SOV word order
nativeNameScript وایگالی
neighboringLanguages Pashayi
linked to: Pashai

Pashto
linked to: Pashto language

other Nuristani languages
primaryUse everyday communication within Waigali communities
regionType mountainous areas
spokenBy Waigali people
spokenIn Afghanistan
spokenInProvince Nuristan Province
spokenInRegion eastern Afghanistan
subfamily Southern Nuristani
linked to: Nuristani languages
writingSystem Arabic script
linked to: Arabic alphabet

Perso-Arabic script

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