Burushaski
| Burushaski | |
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| بُرُݸشَسکݵ burúśaski | |
Burushaski written in Nastaliq style. | |
| Pronunciation | [bʊˈruːɕʌskiː] |
| Native to | Pakistan, India |
| Region | Hunza, Nagar, Ghizer, Gilgit (Pakistan) and Hari Parbat, Jammu and Kashmir (India) |
| Ethnicity | Burusho |
Native speakers | 130,000 (2018–2020) |
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| Arabic Script | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bsk |
| Glottolog | buru1296 |
| ELP | Burushaski |
Burushaski is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Burushaski (/ˌbʊrʊˈʃæski/; Burushaski: بُرُݸشَسکݵ, romanized: burúśaski, IPA: [bʊˈruːɕʌskiː]) is a language isolate, spoken by the Burusho people, who predominantly reside in northern Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. There are also a few hundred speakers of this language in northern Jammu and Kashmir, India.
In Pakistan, Burushaski is spoken by the people of the Hunza District, the Nagar District, the northern Gilgit District, the Yasin Valley in the Gupis-Yasin District, and the Ishkoman Valley of the northern Ghizer District. Their native region is northern Gilgit–Baltistan. It also borders the Pamir corridor to the north. In India, Burushaski is spoken in Botraj Mohalla of the Hari Parbat region in Srinagar. It is generally believed that the language was spoken in a much wider area in the past. It is also known as Werchikwar and Miśa:ski.