BHH ISO 639-3
Bukharic
A language of Israel
- ISO 639
- bhh
- Alternate Names
- Bokharan, Bokharic, Bukharan, Bukharian, Judeo-Tajik
- Population
- 64,000 in Israel (Leclerc 2018a). Total users in all countries: 117,840.
- Location:
- Tel Aviv district and city: Holon and Or Yehuda; HaMerkaz (central) district: Ramla.
- Language Status
- 7 (Shifting).
- Classification
- Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Southwestern, Persian
- Dialects
- None known. May be easily intelligible of Tajiki or Farsi [pes]. Similar to Dzhidi [jpr].
- Language Use
- Shifting to Hebrew [heb].
- Language Development
- Radio.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Bukharic
- Writing
- Cyrillic script [Cyrl], primary usage. Hebrew script [Hebr]. Latin script [Latn], no longer in use.
- Other Comments
- Many recent immigrants (1995). Jewish.
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Michigan; New York City.
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of United States
Language Name
Bukharic
User Population
50,000 in United States.
- Location
- Buxoro region: cultural center.
- Language Status
- 6a (Vigorous)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. Jewish. View other languages of Uzbekistan
Language Name
Bukharic
User Population
3,840 in Uzbekistan (2019).
Map
Location: Tel Aviv district and city: Holon and Or Yehuda; HaMerkaz (central) district: Ramla.
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