Kalasha

See also: kalasha

English

Alternative forms

• Kalasha-mun
• Kalashmondr
• Kalashamon
• Kalashi

Proper noun

Kalasha

1. plural of Kalash

Proper noun

Kalasha

1. The language spoken by the Kalash people, an Indo-European language in the Indo-Aryan branch, further classified as a Dardic language in the Chitral group. The Kalasha language is phonologically atypical because it contrasts plain, long, nasal, and retroflex vowels as well as combinations of these. The language, also known as Kalashmondr, is spoken by around 5000 people.

Translations

language

• Finnish: kalaša
• Hindi: कलश (hi) f (kalaś)

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Kalasha terms

Further reading

• ISO 639-3 code kls (SIL)
• Ethnologue entry for Kalasha, kls ⁠