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Comment by Badshah Munir Bukhari on April 11th, 2009 at 4:34 am
The reference of Badshah Munir Bukhari linguist of Northern Pakistan is available in this article. His particles is as under.
Badshah Munir Bukhari
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Badshah Munir Bukhari(Ø¨Ø§Ø¯Ø´Ø§Û Ù…Ù†ÛŒØ± بخاری ) is a linguist from Northern Pakistan. A native of Chitral, he is a lecturer in linguistics and a member of the Department of Urdu, University of Peshawar.[1]
The National Language Authority of Pakistan published his book on Urdu and Khowar. His Khowar – Urdu – English dictionary is one of the few sources available on the Khowar language. He is also the editor of KHAYABAN (ISSN 1993-9302)http://www.thekhayaban.com the research journal of the Department of Urdu, University of Peshawar, NWFP, Pakistan. He is also a member of the world languages organization.
In 2004, the Government of Pakistan awarded him a medal for his contribution in the field of linguistic research.
He designed alphabets for seven previously unwritten languages of northern Pakistan and Afghanistan.
He is a translator of Urdu, Pashto, Khowar and Dari. He has published on the following languages of northern Pakistan and Afghanistan: Dameli, Domaaki, Gawar-Bati, Kalash, Kashmiri, Khowar, Kohistani, Nangalami, Pashayi, Palula, Shina, Shumashti, Nuristani, Askunu, Kamkata-viri, Tregami, Vasi-vari, Waigali, Dari, Pashto, Urdu.
He is an Urdu poet.(Urdu)بلندی پر نظر آونگا اک دن Û”Û”Û” میں اب منصور Ûوتا جارÛا ÛÙˆÚº
He has contributed to a five-volume account of the roots of the language currently used in Pakistan. His contribution focuses on the similarities between Urdu and Khowar.[2]
[edit] References
1. ^ University of Peshawar, Dept of Urdu website. Accessed 23 December 2007.
2. ^ Mushir Anwar Extension study on origin of Urdu Dawn Magazine, October 28, 2006. Accessed 23 December 2007.
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Comment by David Diwan-Masih on June 22nd, 2011 at 4:52 am
We were have returned from the Kalash area after spent 4/5 days there. There we spoke to School teacher who was a Kalash about the population of Kalash people and he said that it was about 3,500 (three thousand and five hundred). This gentleman, Iqbal Shah, is a University graduate so I feel like believing his statement. I thought I will share this with you.
Comment by Jennifer Tanabe on July 1st, 2011 at 6:09 pm
Thank you for your comment. The population estimate has been revised to 3,500.
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