The Burusho or Hunzakuts (Hunza people), are an ethnic group indigenous to the Hunza Valley, Karakorum Mountains, Northern Pakistan. They are predominantly Ismaili Muslims.[1] They speak Burushaski which is traditionally regarded as a language isolate, i.e. not related to any known language. Some linguists however have postulated that the Burushaski language is a member of the hypothetical Dené-Caucasian family. In the late 20th century they numbered approximately 60,000 people.[2] Apart from Brushaski, the Shina and Wakhi (also called Gojali) languages are also spoken in Hunza valley. The Wakhi people live in the northern part of Hunza, also known as Gojal, bordering China and Afghanistan. They are said to have come from the Badakhshan and Wakhan territories of Central Asia. The Shina-speaking people live in the southern part of Hunza. They have come from Chilas, Gilgit, and other Shina-speaking areas of Pakistan.
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Hunza Festivals
See also
External links
- History of Hunza
- :GobeShop Szekler folk art gift shop We had preserved the Hun's treasures
- :The Hun descendent szeklerás Encyklopedia
- :Hun descendent Szekler Eco community Transylvania
References
- ^ The Burusho
- ^ Peoples, nations and cultures, prof. John Mackenzie, London 2005, ISBN 0-304-36550-5
