FLI Ormuri Keyboard

The Ormuri language, also known as Baraki or Bargista, is a fascinating and endangered Eastern Iranian language.

Here is a summary of its key aspects:

Classification and Location
Language Family: Indo-European → Indo-Iranian → Iranian → Eastern Iranian.

Note on Classification: Its exact position within the Iranian languages has been debated, with some features linking it to Western Iranian and others to Eastern Iranian, particularly Pashto and Parachi.

Speakers and Regions: Ormuri is spoken by the Burki people (or Ormur) in a few isolated communities in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Pakistan: Primarily in the town of Kaniguram in South Waziristan, where it is still used as a mother tongue, often alongside the local Pashto dialect.

Afghanistan: Historically in the Logar province (specifically Baraki-Barak), but the language is now nearly extinct in Afghanistan, with only a small number of older speakers remaining.