Indus Kohistani

Kohistani (Indus Kohistani)
Kohistani (Indus Kohistani)
Maiyã
کوستَیں; Kōstaiñ
Region	Indus Kohistan (Upper Kohistan, Lower Kohistan, Kolai-Palas districts as well as Tangir and Darel valleys)
Ethnicity	Indus Kohistanis
Native speakers	(200,000 cited 1992)
Language family	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan Eastern Dardic Kohistani Kohistani (Indus Kohistani); ; ; ; ;
Writing system	Perso-Arabic script (Nastaliq)
Language codes
ISO 639-3	mvy
Glottolog	indu1241
	Kohistani is a minor language of Pakistan which is mainly spoken in the Kohistan region, it is given a space in this map.

Indus Kohistani or simply Kohistani (کوستَیں ژباں, Kōstaiñ) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in the former Kohistan District of Pakistan. The language was referred to as Maiyã (Mayon) or Shuthun by early researchers, but subsequent observations have not verified that these names are known locally.

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