| Language details | |
| SHUGHNI | ||
| Alternative name: SHUGNAN-RUSHAN | ||
| Number of speakers: 55.000-66.000 | ||
| In language groups: INDO-EUROPEAN » IRANIAN » EASTERN IRANIAN » SOUTHEAST IRANIAN » PAMIR » SHUGNI-YAZGULAMI | ||
| Spoken in: AFGHANISTAN [Details], TAJIKISTAN [Details] | ||
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Description: Shugni is spoken by 60.000 people. The speakers live in the Gorno-Badakhshan province of Tajikistan and adjacent areas in Afghanistan. Shugni belongs to the Pamir subgroup of the southwestern branch of the Iranian languages. The Iranian languages... [more ...] | ||