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The Kho people are primarily identified as a Dravidian ethnolinguistic group.
Answer: False
The source identifies the Kho people as an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group, not Dravidian.
The Kho people are believed to have migrated to their current locations from the north.
Answer: False
The source suggests that the Kho people are believed to have migrated to their current locations from the south.
The term 'Kho' exclusively refers to the Khowar language.
Answer: False
The term 'Kho' refers to the Chitrali people, not exclusively to their language, Khowar.
Genetic studies using mtDNA predominantly suggest a South Asian ancestral origin for the Kho population.
Answer: False
Genetic studies using mtDNA predominantly indicate a western Eurasian ancestral origin for the Kho population, contrary to a South Asian origin.
According to Georg Morgenstierne, the original home of the Kho people was in southern Chitral.
Answer: False
Georg Morgenstierne indicated that the original home of the Kho people was in northern Chitral, not southern Chitral.
The term 'ethnolinguistic group' refers to people sharing a common economic status.
Answer: False
An ethnolinguistic group is defined by shared language and cultural identity, not economic status.
What is the primary ethnolinguistic identity of the Kho people?
Answer: An Indo-Aryan group with roots in the Indo-Aryan language family.
The Kho people are identified as an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group, signifying a shared linguistic and cultural heritage rooted in the Indo-Aryan language family.
Which historical region is suggested as a potential migration route for the Khowar language, possibly from the south?
Answer: Swat and Dir
The Khowar language's links to Gandhari suggest a possible origin further south, potentially migrating through Swat and Dir in the first millennium BC.
What do mtDNA studies suggest about the primary ancestral origin of the Kho population?
Answer: Western Eurasian
Genetic studies analyzing mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) predominantly indicate a western Eurasian ancestral origin for the Kho population.
Which specific western Eurasian mtDNA haplogroups were predominantly observed in Kho samples?
Answer: HV8, H19, H57, H24, C, C4a
The predominantly observed western Eurasian mtDNA haplogroups in Kho samples include HV8, H19, H57, H24, C, and C4a.
Which South Asian mtDNA haplogroups were found in the Kho population samples?
Answer: U4, W, M30
South Asian mtDNA haplogroups and their subgroups found in Kho samples include U4, U4c, U5a, W, and M30.
Khowar, the native language of the Kho people, belongs to the Iranian language family.
Answer: False
Khowar is classified as belonging to the Dardic group, which is part of the broader Indo-Aryan language family, not the Iranian language family.
The Khowar language is described by ethnologists as one of the most recent Indo-Aryan languages.
Answer: False
Ethnologists describe Khowar as one of the most archaic modern Indian languages, not one of the most recent.
Urdu serves as the native language for the majority of the Kho people.
Answer: False
The native language of the Kho people is Khowar; Urdu serves as a second language for most.
The IPA transcription '/kʰwo/' is used to represent the Khowar language.
Answer: False
The IPA transcription '/kʰoʊ/' represents the pronunciation of 'Kho', not the Khowar language itself.
The Khowar language retains few grammatical features from ancient Sanskrit.
Answer: False
The Khowar language retains significant grammatical features from ancient Sanskrit, including case inflection.
The phrase 'Khowar language is losing its essence' indicates a positive trend in language preservation.
Answer: False
The phrase 'losing its essence' indicates a concern about language preservation, not a positive trend.
The Khowar language shows shared characteristics with Iranian languages from Badakhshan.
Answer: True
The Khowar language exhibits shared morphological characteristics with Iranian languages from Badakhshan, indicating a historical linguistic connection.
Which language is native to the Kho people?
Answer: Khowar
The native language spoken by the Kho people is Khowar.
Khowar is classified as belonging to which linguistic group?
Answer: Dardic
Khowar belongs to the Dardic group of languages, which is considered part of the larger Indo-Aryan language family.
How did ethnologists Karl Jettmar and Lennart Edelberg describe the Khowar language?
Answer: As one of the most archaic modern Indian languages.
Ethnologists Karl Jettmar and Lennart Edelberg described Khowar as one of the most archaic modern Indian languages, noting its retention of significant Sanskrit case inflection and numerous words that are nearly Sanskritic in form.
What is the significance of the Nastaliq script in relation to the Kho people?
Answer: It's a calligraphic style used for writing the Khowar language.
The Nastaliq script is a calligraphic style of Arabic script used for writing Khowar.
What is the relationship between Khowar and the Gandhari language mentioned in the text?
Answer: Khowar potentially originated further south and may have links to Gandhari.
The Khowar language's links to the Gandhari language suggest a possible origin further south.
How is Urdu used by most Kho people?
Answer: As a second language (L2) and the national language.
Urdu serves as a second language (L2) for most Kho people, functioning as the national language of Pakistan.
What does it mean for Khowar to retain 'significant Sanskrit case inflection'?
Answer: It preserves grammatical cases similar to Sanskrit.
Retaining 'significant Sanskrit case inflection' means Khowar uses grammatical cases similar to Sanskrit, indicating the function of nouns and pronouns.
The Kho people expanded eastward into the Yasin and Ghizer valleys during the 14th century.
Answer: False
The expansion into the Yasin and Ghizer valleys occurred in the 17th century, not the 14th century.
The Katoor Dynasty is associated with the rulers of Chitral, known as Mehtars.
Answer: True
The Katoor Dynasty is indeed associated with the rulers of Chitral, who held the title of Mehtar.
The term 'Mehtar' is a title used for the rulers of Chitral.
Answer: True
Mehtar is indeed the title used for the rulers of Chitral.
The Kho people's expansion into southern Chitral began in the early 14th century.
Answer: True
The source confirms that the Kho people's expansion into southern Chitral commenced in the early 14th century.
The Kho people expanded into the Yasin and Ghizer valleys during which century?
Answer: 17th century
The Kho people expanded eastwards into the Yasin and Ghizer valleys in the 17th century.
The reference to 'Chitral (princely state)' relates to what aspect of the Kho people's history?
Answer: Their historical political structure.
The reference to Chitral as a princely state suggests a historical political entity in the region, ruled by Mehtars, which influenced the development and history of the Kho people.
What does the term 'Mehtar' signify in the context of Chitral?
Answer: A title for the rulers of Chitral.
Mehtar is a title used for the rulers of Chitral.
What does the term 'mw-redirect' in a link indicate?
Answer: The link points to a page that has been moved or renamed.
'mw-redirect' indicates that the link points to a page that is a redirect to another page, meaning the target page has been moved or renamed.
The majority of the Kho people practice Islam, predominantly following the Ismaili school of thought.
Answer: False
While the majority of Kho people practice Islam, they predominantly follow the Hanafi Sunni school of thought, not the Ismaili school.
The Kho people's ancient faith was similar to the practices of the modern Kalash people.
Answer: True
The source indicates that the ancient faith of the Kho people bore similarities to the beliefs observed by the Kalash people today.
The Kho people began converting to Islam in the 17th century.
Answer: False
The conversion of the Kho people to Islam primarily began around the 14th century, not the 17th century.
The Kho people's ancient faith was dissimilar to the beliefs of the Kalash people.
Answer: False
The Kho people's ancient faith was similar to, not dissimilar to, the beliefs of the Kalash people.
The Kho people's ancient faith involved practices similar to Zoroastrianism.
Answer: False
The source indicates similarities between the Kho people's ancient faith and the beliefs of the Kalash people, but does not mention similarities to Zoroastrianism.
What is the predominant religious affiliation among the Kho people?
Answer: Sunni Islam (Hanafi school)
The majority of the Kho people are adherents of Islam, primarily following the Hanafi Sunni school of thought.
When did the conversion of the Kho people to Islam primarily begin?
Answer: Around the 14th century
Many of the Kho people began converting to Islam around the 14th century.
The Kho people's ancient faith bore similarities to which other group's beliefs?
Answer: The Kalash people
The Kho people's ancient faith bore similarities to the beliefs of the Kalash people.
The Shandur Polo Festival is held at an altitude of approximately 3,700 meters, making it the world's highest polo ground.
Answer: True
The Shandur Polo Ground, where the festival is held, is recognized as the world's highest polo ground at an altitude of 3,700 meters.
The Jashan-e-Qaqlasht festival is a winter celebration held in Upper Chitral.
Answer: False
The Jashan-e-Qaqlasht festival is a spring celebration, not a winter one.
The Barmanou is a Chitrali legend considered equivalent to the Snow Leopard.
Answer: False
The Barmanou is considered the indigenous equivalent of the Yeti, not the Snow Leopard.
The Shandur Pass is located at an altitude of 3,700 meters.
Answer: False
The Shandur Pass is located at an altitude of 3,800 meters, not 3,700 meters.
The Pakol is a traditional Chitrali shoe.
Answer: False
The Pakol is a traditional Chitrali hat, not a shoe.
The sidebar in the article primarily provides information on Chitrali cuisine.
Answer: False
The sidebar provides links to various topics about the Chitrali people, including land, language, and cuisine, but it does not primarily focus on cuisine.
What is the Barmanou in Chitrali folklore?
Answer: An indigenous equivalent of the Yeti.
The Barmanou is a popular local legend among the Kho people, often considered the indigenous equivalent of the Yeti found in the Himalayas.
Which of the following is a traditional Chitrali hat mentioned in the source?
Answer: Pakol
Traditional Chitrali clothing includes the Pakol, which is a distinctive Chitrali hat.
Which festival is celebrated by the Kho people at the Qaqlasht Meadows?
Answer: Jashan-e-Qaqlasht
Jashan-e-Qaqlasht is a spring festival celebrated by the Kho people at the Qaqlasht Meadows.
What does the term 'Peristan' signify in Chitrali folklore?
Answer: A region associated with fairies (peri).
The area is sometimes referred to as 'Peristan' because Chitrali folklore emphasizes fairies (peri) inhabiting the high mountains.
What does the source suggest about the Kho people's perception of Pashtuns?
Answer: Some Kho individuals express a dislike, viewing them as uncivilized.
Some Kho individuals reportedly express a dislike for Pashtuns and their language, viewing them as uncivilized.
What is the significance of the Shandur Polo Ground?
Answer: It is recognized as the world's highest polo ground.
The Shandur Polo Ground is recognized as the world's highest polo ground.
The Kho people are primarily found in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan.
Answer: False
While the Kho people are found in Gilgit-Baltistan, they are primarily native to the Chitral region in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The Kho people are exclusively found in Pakistan.
Answer: False
The source indicates the Kho people are primarily native to Pakistan, implying they are not exclusively found there.
In which Pakistani region are the Kho people primarily native to?
Answer: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
The Kho people are primarily native to the Chitral region in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
What is the estimated population of the Kho people as of 2021?
Answer: Approximately 800,000
As of 2021, the estimated population of the Kho people was approximately 800,000.