Shughni

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A language of Tajikistan

ISO 639-3
sgh
Alternate Names
Shugnan-Rushan
Autonym
Khugnone
User Population

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.

Location

Kuhistoni Badakhshon region: Pamir mountains.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Eastern, Southeastern, Pamir, Shugni-Yazgulami
Dialects

Rushani (Oroshani, Roshani, Rushan), Bartangi (Bartang), Oroshor (Roshorvi), Khufi (Chuf, Khuf), Shughni (Khugni, Shighni, Shugan, Shugnan). Khufi and Bartangi dialects may be separate languages. Oroshani may be separate from Rushani. Not intelligible of Sarikoli [srh] (called, Tajiki, in China).

Language Use

Home. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Also use Tajik [tgk], as a literary language. Used as L2 by Wakhi [wbl].

Language Development

Literature. Dictionary. Texts. Bible portions: 2015.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Shughni
Writing

Arabic script, Naskh variant [Arab], used in Afghanistan. Cyrillic script [Cyrl], used in Tajikistan. Latin script [Latn], used in Tajikistan.

Other Comments

Traditional territory and way of life. Muslim.

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