Yazgulyam

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A language of Tajikistan

ISO 639-3
yah
Alternate Names
Iazgulem, Yazghulomi, Yazgulam, Yazgulami, Yazgulyami, Yuzdomi zavég, Zgyamigyai
Autonym
Zǵamiǵai, Зѓамиѓай‎ (Zǵamiǵai)
User Population

9,000 (2010). Ethnic population: 13,000.

Location

Kuhistoni Badakhshon province: Andarbag, Budun, Khavavd, Motravn, Shavud, Ubaghn, Vishkharv, Zaich, Zhafag, and Zhamag in Yazgulyam river valley; Dushanbe and Kuybishev areas.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

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

Upper Yazgulyam, Lower Yazgulyam. Little dialect difference.

Language Use

Home. Some of all ages. Positive attitudes. Also use Tajik [tgk].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Yazgulyam
Writing

Cyrillic script [Cyrl]. Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Muslim.