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Sigma KEE - BurushaskiLanguage
BurushaskiLanguage(burushaski language)

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(documentation BurushaskiLanguage EnglishLanguage "The BurushaskiLanguage is a language isolate spoken in Pakistan. SIL code: BSK. ISO 639-2: mis. Population: 55,000 to 60,000 (1981). Population total both countries: 55,000 to 60,000. Region: Hunza-Nagar area and Yasin area in Gilgit District, Northern Areas. Scattered speakers also in Gilgit, Kashmir, and various cities. Also spoken in India. Alternate names: BRUSHASKI, BURUSHAKI, BURUCAKI, BURUSHKI, BURUCASKI, BILTUM, KHAJUNA, KUNJUT. Dialects: NAGAR (NAGIR), HUNZA, YASIN (WERCHIKWAR). Comments: Werchikwar is geographically separated from other dialects. Nagar and Hunza dialects have 91% to 94% lexical similarity. Werchikwar has 67% to 72% lexical similarity with Hunza, 66% to 71% with Nagar, and may be a separate language. Werchikwar speakers are somewhat bilingual in Khowar. Knowledge of Urdu is limited among women and some others. People are called Burusho. SOV. Literacy rate in second language: 20%. Ismaili Muslim, Shi'a Muslim (Nagar).(extract from http:/ / www.ethnologue.com/ )") Languages.kif 2984-2997
(instance BurushaskiLanguage SpokenHumanLanguage) Languages.kif 2983-2983 Burushaski language is an instance of spoken human language

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(termFormat ChineseLanguage BurushaskiLanguage "burushaski语言") domainEnglishFormat.kif 12403-12403
(termFormat ChineseTraditionalLanguage BurushaskiLanguage "burushaski語言") domainEnglishFormat.kif 12402-12402
(termFormat EnglishLanguage BurushaskiLanguage "burushaski language") domainEnglishFormat.kif 12401-12401


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