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==Afghanistan== | ==Afghanistan== | ||
The so-called Afghan dialect of Hantza is a collection of five smaller sub-dialects, each one having between 4,000 and | The so-called Afghan dialect of Hantza is a collection of five smaller sub-dialects, each one having between 4,000 and 7,000 speakers. | ||
#Batso - 7,000 speakers (spoken in Badakhshan and Takhar Province) | |||
#Hafa - 5,500 (Herat and Helmand Province) | |||
#Balak - 5,250 (Balkh Province) | |||
#Soton - 5,000 (Badakhshan Province) | |||
#Kobol - 4,250 (Kabul Province) | |||
All Afghan dialects possess an aspirated-voiceless distinction in plosives rather than a voiceless-voiced distinction. | All Afghan dialects possess an aspirated-voiceless distinction in plosives rather than a voiceless-voiced distinction. | ||