Askunu language

Askuňu
Spoken in	Afghanistan
Region	Nuristan Province
Native speakers	10,000 (Strand)  (date missing)
Language family	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Nuristani Askuňu
Language codes
ISO 639-3	ask[1]
Linguasphere	58-ACA-a
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Âṣkuňu is a language of Afghanistan spoken by the Âṣkuňu, Saňu, and Grâmsaňâ people in the region of the central Pech Valley around Wâmâ and in some eastern tributary valleys of the upper Alingar River in Afghanistan's Nuristan province. The most used alternative name for all three tribes is Ashkun, which was first noted by George Scott Robertson in 1896.

It is classified as member of the Nuristani sub-family of the Indo-Iranian languages.

See also

List of endangered languages in Asia

References

• Strand, Richard F. (2010). "Nurestâni Languages". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Online Edition. http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/nurestani-languages. Retrieved 2012-01-16. 

External links

• Strand, Richard F. (1997-present). "Nuristan: Hidden Land of the Hindu-Kush". http://nuristan.info/. Retrieved 2012-01-16. 
• Strand, Richard F. (1998). "The âṣkuňu, saňu, and gřâmsaňâ". http://nuristan.info/Nuristani/AshkunEtc/ashkun.html. Retrieved 2012-01-16. 
• Strand, Richard F. (2008). "Saňu-vi:ri Lexicon". http://nuristan.info/lngFrameL.html. Retrieved 2012-01-16. 
• Strand, Richard F. (2011). "The Sound System of Saňu-vi:ri". http://nuristan.info/Nuristani/AshkunEtc/SaNu/SaNuLanguage/Lexicon/phon.html. Retrieved 2012-01-16.