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Shina

The English word “Shina” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A Dardic people.

proper noun

  1. Their language, sometimes regarded as multiple languages, which belong to the Dardic family.
  2. A group of Dardic languages spoken in Northern Pakistan.

Etymology

Borrowed from Shina ݜݨیاٗ (ṣiṇyaá), from Sanskrit श्रेण्यक (śreṇyaka), from श्रेण्य (śreṇya, “tribesman”).

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