Shekhani dialect
Shekhani is a name for the Nuristani language spoken in Broghil Pass in Chitral.  Not much is known about the language, but it is presumed to be a Kata-vari language variety. It is one of the Languages of Chitral.  Around 1,500 people speak the language.Currently there is a Latin script and Arabic script being developed for Shekhani.·  The Khowar name for it is ‘’Sheikhwar’’ which means “Language of the Sheikhs or converts”.  It is currently endangered due to it’s isolation from other Nuristani languages and close proximity to Dardic and Iranian languages.  The Kamviri variety of Shekhani is called Shekhaniwar.