Tajikistan
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Aimaq
[aiq] Khatlon region: west of Vakhsh river, Jamshidi and Khazara area. Users: 7,900 in Tajikistan (2017). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Southwestern, Persian.
Arabic, Tajiki Spoken
[abh] Khatlon province: Vakhsh valley, mainly small villages; Kuliab and Leninabad cities. Users: 1,300 in Tajikistan (2017). Total users in all countries: 17,300. Status: 6b* (Threatened). Alternate Names: Arabi, Bukhara Arabic, Buxara Arabic, Central Asian, Jugari, Tajiki Arabic. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic.
Armenian, Western
[hyw] Dushanbe province: Dushanbe; Sughd province: Chkalovsk and Khujand; Khatlon province: Qurghorteppa. Small communities in urban areas. Users: 8,900 in Tajikistan (2017). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Armenian.
Azerbaijani, North
[azj] Users: 5,640 in Tajikistan (2017). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Turkic, Southern, Azerbaijani.
Balochi, Western
[bgn] Scattered. Users: 6,350 in Tajikistan (2017). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Northwestern, Balochi.
Bashkort
[bak] Scattered. Users: 8,200 in Tajikistan (2003 J. Leclerc). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Turkic, Western, Uralian.
Belarusian
[bel] Users: 6,430 in Tajikistan (2017). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, East.
Chuvash
[chv] Users: 3,940 in Tajikistan (2017). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Turkic, Bolgar.
Erzya
[myv] Users: 8,800 in Tajikistan (2017). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Uralic, Mordvin.
Georgian
[kat] Scattered. Users: 1,400 in Tajikistan (2017). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Kartvelian, Georgian.
Ishkashimi
[isk] Kuhistoni Badakhshon region: Ryn and Sumjin villages, near Ishkashim. Users: 500 in Tajikistan (1990 A. Kibrik). Status: 6a (Vigorous). Alternate Names: Ishkashim. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Eastern, Southeastern, Pamir.
Kyrgyz
[kir] Kuhistoni Badakhshon region and Regions of Republican Subordination. Users: 71,400 in Tajikistan (2017). Ethnic population: 152,000 (2017). Status: 5* (Dispersed). Classification: Turkic, Western, Aralo-Caspian.
Lak
[lbe] Users: 2,100 in Tajikistan (2017). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Nakh-Daghestanian, Lak.
Parya
[paq] Regions of Republican Subordination: Hissar valley. Users: 1,600 in Tajikistan (2017). Total users in all countries: 2,600. Status: 6a* (Vigorous). Alternate Names: Afghana-Yi Nasfurush, Afghana-Yi Siyarui, Changgars, Laghmani, Pbharya. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Intermediate Divisions, Western, Unclassified.
Pashto, Southern
[pbt] Khatlon region. Users: 32,400 in Tajikistan (2017). Status: 5* (Dispersed). Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Eastern, Southeastern, Pashto.
Persian, Iranian
[pes] Khatlon region: various economic development sites; Dushanbe. Users: 89,200 in Tajikistan (2017). Status: 5* (Dispersed). Alternate Names: Persian, Western Farsi. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Southwestern, Persian.
Russian
[rus] Widespread. Users: 44,600 in Tajikistan (2017). Ethnic population: 303,000 (2017). Status: 3 (Wider communication). De facto national working language, no longer language of record in higher levels of government. Alternate Names: Rusija. Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, East.
Russian Sign Language
[rsl] Scattered, with concentrations around Dushanbe. Users: 47,000 in Tajikistan (2021 DBS/DOOR/SIL). Estimated 28,000–56,000 signing deaf, assuming 0.3%–0.6% of total population. Status: 5 (Developing). Alternate Names: RSL, TSL, Tajik Sign Language. Classification: Sign language, Deaf community sign language.
Shughni
[sgh] Kuhistoni Badakhshon region: Pamir mountains. Users: 40,000 in Tajikistan (1975 SIL). 20,000 Shugan, 1,500–2,000 Oroshor, 15,000 Rushan. Ethnic population: 73,800 (1990 A. Kibrik). Includes 50,000 Shugni, 2,000 Oroshor, 18,000 Rushan, 800 Khufi, 3,000 Bartang. Total users in all countries: 80,000. Status: 6a (Vigorous). Alternate Names: Shugnan-Rushan. Autonym: Khugnone. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Eastern, Southeastern, Pamir, Shugni-Yazgulami.
Tajik
[tgk] Widespread. Users: 6,380,000 in Tajikistan (2012 UNSD). Ethnic population: 7,520,000 (2017). Total users in all countries: 8,195,120. Status: 1 (National). Statutory national language (1994, Constitution, Article 2). Alternate Names: Tadzhik, Tajiki, Tajiki Persian, “Galcha” (pej.). Autonym: тоҷикӣ (Tojiki). Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Southwestern, Persian.
Tatar
[tat] Kuhistoni Badakhshon region: scattered. Users: 4,200 in Tajikistan (2012 UNSD). Ethnic population: 107,000 (2017). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Turkic, Western, Uralian.
Turkish
[tur] Users: 1,000 in Tajikistan (2017). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Turkic, Southern, Turkish.
Turkmen
[tuk] Khatlon region: scattered. Users: 13,700 in Tajikistan (2012 UNSD). Ethnic population: 32,500 (2017). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Turkic, Southern, Turkmenian.
Uzbek, Northern
[uzn] Khatlon and Sughd regions; Regions of Republican Subordination. Users: 1,060,000 in Tajikistan (2017). Ethnic population: 1,230,000 (2017). Status: 5* (Dispersed). Alternate Names: oʻzbek, oʻzbek tili, oʻzbekcha. Classification: Turkic, Eastern.
Wakhi
[wbl] Kuhistoni Badakhshon region: Pamir mountains. Users: 15,000 in Tajikistan (2012 M. Merritt). Ethnic population: 20,000 (1990 A. Kibrik). Status: 6b (Threatened). Alternate Names: Guhjali, Khik, Khikwar, Vakhan, Wakhani, Wakhigi. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Eastern, Southeastern, Pamir.
Yagnobi
[yai] Sughd region: Zafarabad; north of Dushanbe; Yagnob river (the homeland), high mountain valley. Users: 12,000 (2004 SIL). Status: 6b* (Threatened). Alternate Names: Soghdi, Yaghnabi, Yaghnobi, Yaghnubi, Yagnabi, Yagnob, Yagnubi. Autonym: Яғнобӣ зивок (Yaɣnobī́ zivók). Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Eastern, Northeastern.
Yazgulyam
[yah] Kuhistoni Badakhshon province: Andarbag, Budun, Khavavd, Motravn, Shavud, Ubaghn, Vishkharv, Zaich, Zhafag, and Zhamag in Yazgulyam river valley; Dushanbe and Kuybishev areas. Users: 9,000 (2010). Ethnic population: 13,000. Status: 6b (Threatened). Alternate Names: Iazgulem, Yazghulomi, Yazgulam, Yazgulami, Yazgulyami, Yuzdomi zavég, Zgyamigyai. Autonym: Zǵamiǵai, Зѓамиѓай (Zǵamiǵai). Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Eastern, Southeastern, Pamir, Shugni-Yazgulami.