Ishkashimi language
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The Ishkashimi language is an Eastern Iranian Pamir language spoken by a small community in the Ishkashim region of Afghanistan and Tajikistan, noted for its endangered status and distinct phonological and grammatical features.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eastern Iranian language
ⓘ
Pamir language ⓘ endangered language ⓘ natural language ⓘ |
| closeTo |
Sanglechi language
ⓘ
other Pamir languages ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country |
Afghanistan
ⓘ
Tajikistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentationStatus | poorly documented ⓘ |
| endangermentCause |
shift to Dari
ⓘ
shift to Tajik ⓘ |
| geneticRelation | related to other Eastern Iranian languages ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Ishkashmi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iškāšmī ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Iranian-type verbal morphology
ⓘ
case marking on nouns ⓘ complex vowel system ⓘ consonant contrasts typical of Pamir languages ⓘ distinct grammar ⓘ distinct phonology ⓘ |
| ISO639Status | no widely used ISO 639-3 code historically assigned ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Pamir languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Indo-European language family
ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-European languages
Indo-Iranian languages ⓘ |
| linguisticArea | Pamir Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notUsedInDomain |
formal education
ⓘ
official administration ⓘ |
| numberOfSpeakers | very small community ⓘ |
| region | Ishkashim region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Afghanistan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Badakhshan region NERFINISHED ⓘ Ishkashim District NERFINISHED ⓘ Tajikistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | endangered ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Eastern Iranian language
ⓘ
Iranian language ⓘ Pamir language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature |
SOV basic word order
ⓘ
postpositions rather than prepositions ⓘ rich verbal inflection ⓘ |
| usedBy | Ishkashimi ethnic group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInDomain |
home communication
ⓘ
local oral tradition ⓘ |
| vitality | severely endangered ⓘ |
| writingSystem | no standardized writing system ⓘ |
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