| Population |
40,000 in Tajikistan (1975 SIL). 20,000 Shugan, 1,500 to 2,000 Oroshor, 15,000 Rushan. Population total all countries: 60,000. Ethnic population: 73,000 (1990 A. Kibrik) including 50,000 Shugni, 2,000 Oroshor, 18,000 Rushan, 800 Khufi, 3,000 Bartang. |
| Region |
Gorno-Bagakhshan, Pamir Mountains. Also in Afghanistan. |
| Language map |
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
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| Alternate names |
Shugnan-Rushan |
| Dialects |
Rushani (Rushan, Roshani, Oroshani), Bartangi (Bartang), Oroshor (Roshorvi), Khufi (Khuf, Chuf), Shughni (Shugan, Shugnan, Shighni, Khugni). Khufi and Bartangi dialects may be separate languages. Oroshani may be separate from Rushani. Not intelligible with Sarikoli [srh] (called ‘Tajiki’ in China). |
| Classification |
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Eastern, Southeastern, Pamir, Shugni-Yazgulami |
| Language use |
Home. All ages. Positive attitude. Tajiki [tgk] used as literary language. |
| Language development |
Grammar. |
| Comments |
Traditional territory and way of life. Pastoralists. Ismaili Muslim. |
| Language name |
Shughni |
| Population |
20,000 in Afghanistan (1994). |
| Region |
Both sides of Afghan-Tajikistan border, 50 kms. north of Ishkashim, Pamir Mountains. |
| Language map |
Afghanistan
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| Dialects |
Roshani (Rushani, Rushan, Oroshani), Shughni (Shugni, Shighni, Shughnani, Shugan, Khugni, Kushani, Saighani, Ghorani), Bartangi (Bartang), Oroshor (Oroshori). |
| Language development |
Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%. |
| Comments |
Pastoralists. Muslim. |
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