Arabic, Uzbeki Spoken

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A language of Uzbekistan

ISO 639-3
auz
Alternate Names
Central Asian Arabic, Jugari, Jugari Arabic, Uzbeki Arabic, Uzbekistan Arabic
User Population

700 (1992 G. Watson).

Location

Buxoro, Navoiy, and Qashqadaryo regions; Samarkand region, middle and lower Zerafshan valley, some in Katta-Kurgan town; small villages.

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Language Status

8a (Moribund).

Classification
Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic
Dialects

Bukhara Arabic (Bukharian, Buxara Arabic), Kashkadarya Arabic (Qashqa-Darya Arabic). Reportedly similar to North Mesopotamian Spoken Arabic [ayp]. Sharp dialect differences between Bukhara and Kashkadarya regions. Bukhara is strongly influenced by Tajiki [tgk], Kashkadarya by Uzbek [uzn] and other Turkic languages. May be a mixed language. A member of macrolanguage Arabic [ara].

Language Use

Few ethnic group members speak Arabic. No diglossia with Standard Arabic [arb]. Shifted to Northern Uzbek [uzn].

Language Development

Dictionary. Texts.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Arabic, Uzbeki Spoken
Other Comments

Endogamous and do not mix with speakers of other languages. Muslim.