Biori Valley
بِھئُوڑیۡ
Biori
Biori Valley is located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Biori Valley
Biori Valley
Biori Valley is located in Pakistan
Biori Valley
Biori Valley
Coordinates: 35°28′24″N 71°48′2″E / 35.47333°N 71.80056°E / 35.47333; 71.80056
CountryPakistan
ProvinceKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
DistrictUpper Chitral District

Beori (Urdu: 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°28′24″N 71°48′2″E / 35.47333°N 71.80056°E / 35.47333; 71.80056 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]

  • Mingal
  • Dhamaret
  • Bhiuri

References

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


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