Sarikoli

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A language of China

ISO 639-3
srh
Alternate Names
Saliku’er, Salikur, Sarikuli, Sariqul, Sarykoly, Tadzik, Tajik, Tajiki
User Population

16,000 in China (2000 G. Erqing). Ethnic population: 20,400 (2000 G. Erqing). Total users in all countries: 16,070.

Location

Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region: Taxkorgan (Tashkurghan) area, Sarikol valley.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened). Language of recognized nationality: Tajik.

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

None known. Not intelligible with Shughni [sgh] of Tajikistan and Afghanistan.

Typology

SOV.

Language Use

Some young people, all adults. Positive attitudes. Also use Kyrgyz [kir]. Also use Mandarin Chinese [cmn]. Also use Uyghur [uig].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 87% in any language for Tajik nationality (2000 census). Dictionary. Grammar.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Sarikoli
Other Comments

Different from Tajiki [tgk] of Tajikistan, Afghanistan, and Iran. The label Tajik is used in different ways in different countries. Muslim.

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