Metuawayese language

Metuawayese is a language isolate langauge spoken in Metuawaya, where it is the official language. It is a minority language in Pakistan, and it is one of the Pre-Indo-European languages spoken in the Indian subcontinent, along with the Dravidian, Munda, Tibeto-Burman, Nihali, Kusunda, Vedda, and Burunshaki languages. Metuawayese used to be written in an Arabic-style script until replacement by Latin in the 20th century.

Script
Metuawayese used to be written in the Perso-Arabic script, until it was superseded by Latin in the 20th entury in order to increase literacy.

Phonology
Metuawayese is known for its large consonant inventory, with 51 consonants. The consonants of Metuawayese are shown below:

Vocabulary
Metuawayese has a core native vocabulary. However, a significant portion of the vocabulary is derived from Persian and Arabic (via Persian), even though it has been mostly restricted to religious and cultural terms since the 20th century language reforms initiated by the government of Metuawaya. Consequently, Pakistani Metuawaya may have several Persian or foreign borrowings which are not in Metuawaya.