Sarikoli language
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The Sarikoli language (also Sariqoli, Selekur, Sarikul, Sariqul, Sariköli) is a member of the Pamir subgroup of the Southeastern Iranian languages spoken by the Pamiris of Xinjiang, China. It is officially referred to in China as the "Tajik language", although it is different from the related Iranian language spoken in Tajikistan, which is considered a dialect of Persian.
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Sarikoli | |
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تۇجىك زىڤ / سەرىقۇلى زىڤ[1] Tujik ziv / Sarikhuli ziv Тоҷик зив | |
Native to | China |
Region | Pamir (Taxkorgan County) |
Ethnicity | Sarikolis |
Native speakers | 16,000 (2000)[2] |
Indo-European
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Uyghur Arabic alphabet (unofficial)[3] | |
Official status | |
Official language in | China |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | srh |
Glottolog | sari1246 |
ELP | Sarikoli |
Linguasphere | 58-ABD-eb |
Xinjiang Province. Light blue are areas where Sarikoli is spoken. | |
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