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Ormuri
Oormuri, Urmuri, Ormur, Ormui, Bargista, Baraks, Baraki
Native to Pakistan, Afghanistan
Region Waziristan, Kaniguram, Logar
Native speakers 6,000  (2004)e18
Language family
Writing system Arabic (Naskh variant)

Ormuri (Persian: ارموری) is an East Iranian language spoken in the city of Kaniguram in Pakistan. It may also be spoken by a few people in Logar, Afghanistan. It is notable for its unusual sound inventory. This includes a voiceless alveolar trill and voiced and unvoiced alveolo-palatal fricatives.

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  • Ormuri-Research

    In Pashto: A historical examination of Ormuri

  • Lowgar districts

    Districts of Logar province. This image does not include Azra district, located to the east of Khoshi and Mohammad Agha districts.

  • FATA (8)

    North (purple) and South (blue) Waziristan and surrounding Federally Administered Tribal Areas and provinces

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