Editing Askunu language (section)

{{Short description|Nuristani language spoken in Afghanistan}}
{{Infobox language
| name             = Ashkun
| altname          = Âṣkuňu, Saňu-vīri
| states           = [[Afghanistan]]
| region           = [[Nuristan Province]]
| speakers         = 40,000
| date             = 2011
| ref              = e25
| familycolor      = Indo-European
| fam2             = [[Indo-Iranian languages|Indo-Iranian]]
| fam3             = [[Nuristani languages|Nuristani]]
| ancestor         = [[Proto-Indo-European language|Proto-Indo-European]]
| ancestor2        = [[Proto-Indo-Iranian language|Proto-Indo-Iranian]]
| ancestor3        = [[Proto-Nuristani language|Proto-Nuristani]]
| script           = [[Arabic script]], [[Latin script]]
| iso3             = ask
| glotto           = ashk1246
| glottorefname    = Ashkun
| lingua           = 58-ACA-a
| notice           = Indic
| map2             = Lang Status 60-DE.svg
| mapcaption2      = {{center|{{small|Ashkun is classified as Definitely Endangered by the [[UNESCO]] ''[[Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger]]''}}}}
}}
'''Ashkun''' (''{{lang|ask|Âṣkuňu}}'') is a [[Nuristani language]] spoken by the [[Ashkun]] people – also known as the Âṣkun, Âṣkuňu, Askina, Saňu, Sainu, Yeshkun, Wamas, or Grâmsaňâ – from the region of the central [[Pech Valley]] around [[Wama, Afghanistan|Wâmâ]]  and in some eastern tributary valleys of the upper Alingar River in Afghanistan's [[Nuristan Province]]. Other major places where the language of Ashkun is spoken are Nuristan Province, Pech Valley in Wama District, eastern side of the Lower Alingar Valley in Nurgaram and Duab districts, Malil wa Mushfa, Titin, Kolatan and Bajagal valleys.

It is classified as a member of the [[Nuristani languages|Nuristani]] sub-family of the [[Indo-Iranian languages]].