Kata-vari dialect
Kata-vari is a dialect of the Kamkata-vari language spoken by the Kata in parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan. The most used alternative names are Kati, Kativiri or Bashgali.
It is spoken by approximately 40,000 people, and its speakers are Muslim. Literacy rates are low: below 1% for people who have it as a first language, and between 15% to 25% for people who have it as a second language.
There are two main sub-dialects: Eastern Kata-vari and Western Kata-vari. In Afghanistan, Western Kata-vari is spoken in the Ramgal, Kulam, Ktivi and Paruk valleys of Nuristan. Eastern Kata-vari is spoken in the upper Landai Sin Valley. In Pakistan, Eastern Kata-vari is spoken in Chitral District, in Gobar and the upper Bumboret Valley.Vocabulary
Pronouns:
1sg. uze, ie, iema
1pl. imu
2sg. tiu, tu, tuma
2pl. šo
Numbers:
1: ev
2: diu
3: tre
4: štavo
5: puč
6: ṣu
7: sut
8: uṣṭ
9: nu
10: duć
