Waneci (WNE) A language of Pakistan

Information Provided by Ethnologue
Alternate Names
Chalgari, Tarino, Vanechi, Wanechi, Wanetsi
 
Population

108,000 (2004 J. Leclerc).

Location

Balochistan province: northeast in Harnai area.

Language Maps
Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Eastern, Southeastern, Pashto
 
Dialects

None known. Lexical similarity: 71%–75% with Southern Pashto [pbt], 63%–72% with other Pashto varieties, 27% with Ormuri [oru].

Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: Below 5%.
 
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Waneci
 
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Muslim.