YAH ISO 639-3
Yazgulyam
Zǵamiǵai, Зѓамиѓай (Zǵamiǵai) Autonym
A language of Tajikistan
- ISO 639
- yah
- Alternate Names
- Iazgulem, Yazghulomi, Yazgulam, Yazgulami, Yazgulyami, Yuzdomi zavég, Zgyamigyai
- Autonym
- Zǵamiǵai, Зѓамиѓай (Zǵamiǵai)
- 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.
- 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.
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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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