Zemiaki language
Zemiaki (Zamyaki) is a Nuristani language spoken by some 400–500 people in the Kunar Province of Afghanistan.[2]
| Zemiaki | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Afghanistan |
| Region | Nuristan Province |
Native speakers | 500 (1999) |
Indo-European
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | (included in [nli]) |
| Glottolog | zemi1238 |
| ELP | Zemiaki[1] |
It is named after the settlement in which it is spoken, from the Pashto Zemyaki žə́ba "language of Zemyaki", the native equivalent being J̌amlám-am bašá. It is closely related to Waigali, and ancestors of the Zemyakis were, according to local tradition, Waigalis who migrated into the area several centuries ago.[2] The language spoken in the surrounding areas is Pashto, and it has been a source of a large number of lexical borrowings, including several common conjunctions.[3]
There is no grammatical gender, but number and person are marked on the verb,[4] following a split-ergative pattern of agreement.[5]
References
- Endangered Languages Project data for Zemiaki.
- Grünberg 1999, p. 123.
- Grünberg 1999, pp. 123, 125.
- Grünberg 1999, pp. 124.
- Grünberg 1999, pp. 125.
Bibliography
- Grünberg, A.L. (1999). "Zemiaki jazyk/dialekt". In Edelman, D.I. (ed.). Jazyki mira: Dardskie i nuristanskie jazyki (in Russian). Moscow: Indrik. pp. 123–125. ISBN 585759085X.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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