Askunu language

Askuňu
Saňu-vīri
Native toAfghanistan
RegionNuristan Province
Native speakers
40,000 (2011)[1]
Arabic script, Latin script
Language codes
ISO 639-3ask
Glottologashk1246
ELPAshkun
Linguasphere58-ACA-a

Âṣkuňu (Saňu-vīri) is a language of Afghanistan spoken by the Ashkun people – also known as the Âṣkun, Ashkun, Askina, Saňu, Sainu, Yeshkun, Wamas, or Grâmsaňâ – from 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. Other major places where the language of Ashkun is spoken are Nuristan Province, Pech Valley in Wama District, eastern side of the Lower Alingar Valley in Nurgaram and Duab districts, Malil wa Mushfa, Titin, Kolatan and Bajagal valleys.

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

  1. ^ Askuňu at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon

© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search