Arabic, Tajiki Spoken

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A language of Tajikistan

Location

Khatlon province: Vakhsh valley, mainly small villages; Kuliab and Leninabad cities.

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Language NameArabic, Tajiki Spoken

User Population

16,000 in Afghanistan (2017), decreasing.

Location

Balkh province: Dawlatabad district, Khushalabad, Yakhdan; Jawzjan province: Mingajik district, Sultan Arigh; Sheberghan district, Hasanabad.

Alternate Names

Arabi

Dialects

Balkh Arabic.

Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

Language Use

Home, Community. Positive attitudes. Also use Dari [prs]. Also use Tajik [tgk].

Language Development

Some can read traditional Arabic, but unlikely any literature exists in this variety.

Other Comments

While no others speak this dialect of Arabic, it is highly possible that some other people use a mixture of Arabic and Dari [prs] when communicating with mother tongue speakers of Tajiki Spoken Arabic. Muslim.

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Arabic, Tajiki Spoken

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