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1221:"The kâtʹa"
1171:22 November
955:Accusative
952:Nominative
758:Approximant
335:Kata people
268:valleys of
216:Afghanistan
45:Afghanistan
2019:Categories
1924:Rajasthani
1806:Rajasthani
1636:Gawar-Bati
1611:Burushaski
1568:Burushaski
1258:16 January
1242:16 January
1226:16 January
1210:16 January
1194:16 January
1155:16 January
1106:Ethnologue
1088:References
937:Vocabulary
375:Consonants
274:Landai Sin
1686:Mankiyali
1339:Wasi-wari
1322:Kata-vari
1101:Kata-vari
958:Genitive
589:voiceless
583:Fricative
517:voiceless
511:Affricate
430:voiceless
407:Retroflex
370:Phonology
200:Kâta-vari
196:Kata-vari
168:Glottolog
152:ISO 639-3
114:Kata-vari
104:Nuristani
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24:Kata-vari
2004:Chagatai
1887:Wadiyara
1864:Jandavra
1859:Gujarati
1794:dialects
1716:Shekhani
1626:Chilisso
1535:Khetrani
1525:Hazaragi
1482:Kashmiri
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354:include
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270:Nuristan
232:Bashgali
228:Kativiri
220:Pakistan
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1989:Persian
1904:Marwari
1882:Parkari
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1801:Saraiki
1789:Punjabi
1774:Marwari
1769:Kabutra
1721:Torwali
1671:Kamviri
1666:Kalkoti
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1914:Mewari
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1779:Mewari
1764:Hindko
1746:Punjab
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1726:Ushoji
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1578:Khowar
1540:Pashto
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1477:Gujari
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254:Ramgal
239:Muslim
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1873:Koli
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1759:Dogri
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