Kalasha

See also: kalasha

English

Alternative forms

• Kalasha-mun, Kalashmondr, Kalashamon, Kalashi

Noun

Kalasha pl (plural only)

1. Synonym of Kalash (“people”)

Proper noun

Kalasha

1. The language spoken by the Kalash people, an Indo-European language in the Indo-Aryan branch, further classified as a Dardic language in the Chitral group.

   Kalasha is phonologically atypical because it contrasts plain, long, nasal, and retroflex vowels as well as combinations of these.

Translations

language

• Finnish: kalaša
• Hindi: कलश (hi) f (kalaś)

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Kalasha terms

Further reading

• ISO 639-3 code kls (SIL)
• Ethnologue entry for Kalasha, kls ⁠