Shina is a term historically used to refer to China that is now regarded as a derogatory and offensive ethnic slur against Chinese people.
Shina is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Shina people. It is part of the Dardic subgroup and is widely spoken in Gilgit-Baltistan, particularly in the districts of Gilgit, Astore, and parts of Diamer. In Ladakh, India, it is spoken by the Brokpa people in villages such as Dah and Hanu.
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Shina, also known by its exonym Gilgiti, is an Indo-Aryan language of the Dardic branch in the Indo-European language family, primarily spoken by the Shina people native to northern Pakistan, specifically Gilgit-Baltistan and Kohistan.
Shina is a stable indigenous language of Pakistan and India. It belongs to the Indo-European language family. The language is used as a first language by all in the ethnic community. It is not known to be taught in schools.
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Shina (ݜݨیاٗ,شِْنْیٛا Ṣiṇyaá) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Shina people. In Pakistan, Shina is the major language in Gilgit-Baltistan spoken by an estimated 1,146,000 people living mainly in Gilgit-Baltistan and Kohistan.
In India, the dialects of the Shina language have preserved both initial and final OIA consonant clusters, while the Shina dialects spoken in Pakistan have not.