Danna, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Explained

Danna
Native Name:دنہ
Settlement Type:village
Coordinates:34.4784°N 72.9534°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Mansehra
Subdivision Type3:Tehsil
Subdivision Name3:Oghi
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:500 [1]
Population Density Km2:auto

Danna or Dana is a small village on a hilltop in Oghi Tehsil, in Mansehra District of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.[2] This village is the mainhold of the endangered Mankiyali language.[3]

Notes and References

  1. A Study of an Endangered Language Spoken in North Pakistan. Kashmir Journal of Language Research. 21. 1. 123–132. 1028-6640.
  2. Language Shift and the Speech Community: A Sociolinguistic Study of Tarawara Community in Bandi Shungli. 2016. NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MODERN LANGUAGES ISLAMABAD. Thesis. Anjum. Uzma.
  3. Web site: طورغر کے پہاڑی گاؤں کی ایک بےنام زبان. ظفر. سید. February 21, 2017. www.bbc.com.