Biori Valley Explained

Biori Valley
Native Name:{{nq|بِھئُوڑیۡ
Pushpin Map:Khyber Pakhtunkhwa#Pakistan
Pushpin Relief:y
Coordinates:35.4733°N 71.8006°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Upper Chitral District
Official Name:Biori

Beori (Urdu: {{nq|بھوڑی) is a valley located in Upper Chitral District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It meets the Kunar River and there are three villages located in the valley, including Drosh.[1] It is located at 35.4733°N 71.8006°W according to Henrik Liljegren, a linguist.[2] It is located at the Hindu Raj range from the southeast.[3] The Chitral River also meets the valley.[4]

Demography

The main language in Biori is the Palula language, spoken by the Palula people, which is also spoken in Ashret, but has died out in other places in Chitral, Dir, and Kohistan.[5] There are also some speakers of Kalasha-mun.[6]

Villages

These are the villages in Biori:[7]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Liljegren . Henrik . A grammar of Palula . 2016 . Language Science Press, 2016 . Biori and Ashret . 9783946234319 . 4 . 8.
  2. Book: Liljegren . Henrik . A grammar of Palula . 2016 . Language Science Press, 2016 . 9783946234319 . 1.
  3. Book: Cacopardo . Alberto M. . Cacopardo . Augusto S. . Gates of Peristan: History, Religion and Society in the Hindu Kush . 2001 . IsIAO, 2001 . 9788863231496 . 96.
  4. Book: Decker, Kendall D. . Sociolinguistic survey of northern Pakistan. Volume 5: Languages of Chitral . National Institute of Pakistan Studies, Quaid-i-Azam University and Summer Institute of Linguistics . National Institute of Pakistan Studies, Summer Institute of Linguistics . 1992 . 969-8023-11-9 . 5 . Islamabad, Pakistan . 309743395.
  5. Web site: Palula alphabet, pronunciation and language. omniglot.com.
  6. Web site: The last breaths of Kalasha in Kalkatak. www.fli-online.org.
  7. Liljegren . Henrik . The Dangari tongue of Choke and Machoke: Tracing the proto-language of Shina enclaves in the Hindu Kush . 2009 . 2009, Acta Orientalia.