Katë , also known as Kamkata-vari or Kati , is the largest Nuristani language . It is a dialect continuum comprising three separate dialects spoken mostly in Afghanistan , with additional speakers in the Chitral District of Pakistan deriving from recent migrations a century ago. The Kata-vari (comprising Western and Northeastern) and Kamviri (comprising Southeastern) dialects are sometimes erroneously reckoned as two separate languages, but according to linguist Richard Strand they form one language.
4-457: Moni or Mone ( Kamkata-vari : Mone / Mune ), also known as Mandi (from Prasun ) was, after Imra , the second-most important god in the pre- Islamic pantheon of the Nuristani people . With his breath, Imra created Moni and Gish . Moni was believed to be a divine prophet, whom Imra selected to fulfill his behests. Nearly every village had a temple devoted to Moni. The name of the deity
8-414: Is said to have been derived from a borrowing of Sanskrit Mahādeva , a title ascribed to the god Shiva , who is similar to Moni in most aspects, such as the bow, bull, and destroyer of the cattle of demons. This article relating to a myth or legend from Asia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Kamkata-vari language The Katë language is spoken by 40,000–60,000 people, from
12-539: The Kata , Kom , Mumo, Kshto and some smaller Black-Robed tribes in parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan . The most used alternative names for the language are Kati or Bashgali . A descriptive grammar of this language was written by Jakob Halfmann in 2024. The name, pronounced [kaˈtɘ] , is the ethnonym of the Kata people . Cognates of the ethnonym in other Nuristani languages include Waigali Kā̃ta [kãːˈta] . According to Halfmann (2024, p. 3),
16-549: The names descend from a Proto-Nuristani form *Kānta-ka- . It belongs to the Indo-European language family and is in the Nuristani group of the Indo-Iranian branch. There are three main dialects according to Halfmann (2024): Western Katë, Northeastern Katë, and Southeastern Katë (including Kamviri and Mumviri). The dialects are sometimes erroneously defined as separate languages. The Northeastern Katë dialect
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