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Indus Kohistani
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<p>Indus Kohistani or simply Kohistani (کوستَیں ژیب, Kōstaiñ) is an <a href="/facts/Indo-Aryan_languages/hm2N7fYp">Indo-Aryan language</a> spoken in the former <a href="/facts/Kohistan_District,_Pakistan/SApDt1AK">Kohistan District</a> of <a href="/facts/Pakistan/cbIsvJy1">Pakistan</a>. The language was referred to as Maiyã (Mayon) or Shuthun by early researchers, but subsequent observations have not verified that these names are known locally. </p>