Shumashti language

Infobox Language
name= Shumashti
familycolor= Indo-European
states= Afghanistan
region= Kunar Province
speakers= 1,000 (1994)
fam2=Indo-Iranian
fam3=Dardic
nation="none"
iso1="none"|iso2="none"|iso3= sts|notice=Indic

Shumashti - also known as Shumasht - is a language spoken in parts of western Afghanistan.

It belongs to the Indo-European language family, and is on the Dardic group of the Indo-Iranian branch.

It was spoken by an estimated 1,000 people in 1994 on the western side Kunar River 60 miles up from Gawar-Bati. Literacy rates are low: below 1% (less than 10) for people who have it as a first language, and between 15% to 25% (between 150 and 250) for people who have it as a second language.

It has a lexical similarity of 63% with Nangalami and 47% with Gawar-Bati. It has been heavily influenced by Pashayi.

References

* Shumashti. Retrieved June 14, 2006, from "Ethnologue: Languages of the World", fifteenth edition. SIL International. [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=sts Online version] .