Body language Body language Body language is a type of nonverbal communication in which physical behaviors, as opposed to words, are used to express or convey information. Such behavior includes facial expressions, body posture, gestures, eye movement, touch and the use of space. Body language exists in both animals and humans, but this article focuses on interpretations of human body language. It is also known as kinesics. Body language must not be confused with sign language, as sign languages are full languages like spoken languages and have their own complex grammar systems, as well as being able to exhibit the fundamental properties
Khowar language There are believed to be small numbers of Khowar speakers in Afghanistan, China and Tajikistan. The native name of the language is "Khō-wār", meaning "language" ("wār") of the Kho people. During the British Raj it was known to the English as "Chitrālī" (a derived adjective from the name of the Chitral region) or "Qāshqārī". Among the Pathans and Badakshis it is known as "Kashkār". Another name, used by Leitner in 1880, is "Arnyiá" or "Arniya", derived from the Shina language name for the part of the Yasin where Khowar is spoken. Morgenstierne noted that "Khowar, in many respects [is] the