Ushoji (اُݜوجو)

Ushoji is a member of the Eastern Dardic branch of the Indo-Aryan language family. It is spoken by about 2,000 people in the the north of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province in the northwest Pakistan. In particular, it is spoken in the village of Bishgram and nearby villages in the Swat District, and also in the Kolai area of the Kolai-Palas Kohistan District.

Ushoji is also known as Ushojo, and Ushoji speakers call their language اُݜوجو (Uṣōǰō). Ushoji is considered severely endangered, particularly in Swat, and Ushoji speakers are shifting to Pashto, which they use to communicate with other people in their region. Ushoji is written with the Perso-Arabic script, usually in the Nastaliq style. The spelling system is based on Torwali and Shina.

Ushoji alphabet

Ushoji alphabet

Download an alphabet chart for Ushoji (Excel)
Details of the Ushoji alphabet provided by Wolfram Siegel

Sample video in and about Ushoji

Information about Ushoji | Numbers

Links

Information about Ushoji
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ushoji_language
https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/اشوجی_زبان
http://www.language-archives.org/language/ush

Dardic languages

Dameli, Gawar Bati, Gawri, Indus Kohistani, Kalkoti, Kashmiri, Khowar, Palula, Sawi, Shina, Torwali, Ushoji

Languages written with the Arabic script

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