Tregami language

{{Short description|Nuristani language spoken in Afghanistan}}

{{Infobox language

| name = Tregami

| altname = Gambiri

| states = Afghanistan

| region = Nuristan Province, Kunar Province

| speakers = 3,500

| date = 2011

| ref = e18

| familycolor = Indo-European

| fam2 = Indo-Iranian

| fam3 = Nuristani

| ancestor = Proto-Indo-European

| ancestor2 = Proto-Indo-Iranian

| ancestor3 = Proto-Nuristani

| iso3 = trm

| glotto = treg1243

| glottorefname = Tregami

| notice = Indic

| map2 = Lang Status 60-DE.svg

| mapcaption2 = {{center|{{small|Tregami is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger}}}}

}}

Tregami is a Nuristani language spoken in the villages of Gambir, Kaṭâr, and Devoz in the Tregâm Valley off the lower Pech River[http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/nurestani-languages Iranica Online] in the Watapur District of Kunar Province in Afghanistan. The area is in the Hindu Kush along the border with Pakistan. Tregami belongs to the Nuristani group of the Indo-Iranian language family. It is spoken by approximately 3,500 people (2011). Most individuals speak Pashto in addition to Tregami.

Tregami is a close relative of Nuristani Kalasha, spoken in Ghaziabad District to the east, with which it has a lexical similarity of 75% to 80%. Although Tregami villages are close in proximity, there is a slight difference between the dialects of Katar and Gambir.{{Cite journal|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/599462|jstor = 599462|last1 = Strand|first1 = Richard F.|title = Notes on the Nūristāni and Dardic Languages|journal = Journal of the American Oriental Society|year = 1973|volume = 93|issue = 3|pages = 297–305|doi = 10.2307/599462|url-access = subscription}} The language has been influenced by the neighboring Indo-Aryan languages like Wotapuri-Katarqalai, Grangali, and by the Nuristani Katë dialects.{{cite web |url=http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/nurestani-languages |title=Encyclopædia Iranica {{!}} Articles |website=www.iranicaonline.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429194906/http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/nurestani-languages |archive-date=2011-04-29}}