Tregami language
| Tregami | |
|---|---|
| Gambiri | |
| Native to | Afghanistan |
| Region | Nuristan Province, Kunar Province |
Native speakers | 3,500 (2011) |
Early forms | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | trm |
| Glottolog | treg1243 |
| ELP | Tregami |
Tregami is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Tregami is a Nuristani language spoken in the villages of Gambir, Kaṭâr, and Devoz in the Tregâm Valley off the lower Pech River in the Watapur District of Kunar Province in Afghanistan. The area is in the Hindu Kush along the border with Pakistan. Tregami belongs to the Nuristani group of the Indo-Iranian language family. It is spoken by approximately 3,500 people (2011). Most individuals speak Pashto in addition to Tregami.
Tregami is a close relative of Nuristani Kalasha, spoken in Ghaziabad District to the east, with which it has a lexical similarity of 75% to 80%. Although Tregami villages are close in proximity, there is a slight difference between the dialects of Katar and Gambir. The language has been influenced by the neighboring Indo-Aryan languages like Wotapuri-Katarqalai, Grangali, and by the Nuristani Katë dialects.