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  • proper noun A language of NW Kashmir, not known to be related to any other language.

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  • So his involvement in Altaic, Abkhaz-Adyghe, Nakh-Daghestanian, Burushaski and Uralic, while far-reaching, makes sense from his own geographical point-of-view.

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  • PakistanPunjabi 48%, Sindhi 12%, Siraiki (a Punjabi variant) 10%, Pashtu 8%, Urdu (official) 8%, Balochi 3%, Hindko 2%, Brahui 1%, English (official; lingua franca of Pakistani elite and most government ministries), Burushaski and other 8%

    Languages 2008

  • Languages: Punjabi 48%, Sindhi 12%, Siraiki (a Punjabi variant) 10%, Pashtu 8%, Urdu (official) 8%, Balochi 3%, Hindko 2%, Brahui 1%, English (official; lingua franca of Pakistani elite and most government ministries), Burushaski and other 8%

    Pakistan 2008

  • Wikipedia also lists “Ainu, Burushaski, and Korean” as other examples of “language isolates”.

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  • English (official and lingua franca of Pakistani elite and most government ministries), Burushaski, and other 8\%

    The 2005 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • English (official and lingua franca of Pakistani elite and most government ministries), Burushaski, and other 8\%

    The 2001 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • English (official and lingua franca of Pakistani elite and most government ministries), Burushaski, and other 8\%

    The 2004 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • English (official and lingua franca of Pakistani elite and most government ministries), Burushaski, and other 8\%

    The 2001 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • English (official and lingua franca of Pakistani elite and most government ministries), Burushaski, and other 8\%

    The 2000 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • English (official and lingua franca of Pakistani elite and most government ministries), Burushaski, and other 8\%

    The 2007 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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