| Also Known As: Wasi-veri,Veron,Parun,Prasun,Verou,Veruni
Description:
Vasi-vari is a language spoken by the Vasi in a few villages in the Prasun Valley in Afghanistan. The most used alternative names are Prasuni or Prasun, which derive from Pashto.
Vasi-vari belongs to the Indo-European language family, and is on the Nuristani group of the Indo-Aryan branch.
Its speakers have been estimated at 1,000 (2000) and are largely Muslim. Literacy rates are low: below 1% for people who have it as a first language, and between 15% to 25% for people who have it as a second language.
Vasi-vari is the most isolated of the Nuristani languages...... full article at Wikipedia |
Location of Prasuni Language Speakers
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33.979129, 66.484939, Afghanistan
49.837982, 105.820313, Asia</googlemap>
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