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Key	007
Generic name of the language	Dameli (ISO 639-3: dml).
Location of the community	Damel district Chitral of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan.
Number of speakers (estimate)	Six thousand 6000
Variants (if any) and number of speakers
How is the community organised	We established the Community Organization “ Anjuman-e-traqi Damyan”(ATD). ATD) working for the preservation and promotion of Dameli language and culture. This organization conducts Poetry and cultural programs to protect the language and culture of Damil. ATD developed the Dameli keyboard with help from FLI to bring uniformity in orthography. The language lacked a unified orthography and writing system. A committee was formed to review material. This committee is working on the standardization of writing in the Dameli language. Afterward, Dameli researchers started bringing up publications in their native language and so far, five books on various topics have been published. We arrange different programs about our language. Organizing cultural events and writing workshops to convince people to write in the Dameli language. We also arrange meetings with parents and school teachers to convince them to write in Dameli. We also arrange poetry programs to promote Dameli language.
Where can more information be found (website, publications, other documents)	There is no website for the Dameli language. There are few books published. Most of the work done in Dameli language is with the help of FLI.So, you can find information about Dameli language from the FLI (Forum For language Initiative) office. http://www.fli-online.org/ info@fli-online.org You can also find information from us hayatkhan455@gmail.com asmatdameli@gmaill.com
Willingness to contribute to FEL website or newsletter	yes
Name of contact person	HAYAT MUHAMMAD KHAN
Email of contact person	hayatkhan455@gmail.com
Role of contact person in community	President of Anjuman-e-Taraqi Damyan(ATD). Author of 5 books. Developed Dameli Orthography .
FEL membership ID of contact person	1865
Updated	2022-09-09 15:28:00