Parachi people

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The Parachi people are a small ethnic group native to eastern Afghanistan, known for preserving the endangered Parachi language and maintaining distinct cultural traditions.

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Parachi people canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
continent Asia
country Afghanistan
culturalCharacteristic clan-based social structure
distinct cultural traditions
folk music
oral poetry
pastoralism
traditional agriculture
traditional dress
culturalPreservationEffort maintenance of Parachi language
maintenance of traditional customs
demographicTrend declining number of speakers
endangermentCause language shift to Dari
language shift to Pashto
ethnicity Iranian peoples NERFINISHED
ethnolinguisticGroup Iranian peoples NERFINISHED
geographicHabitat mountain villages
valley settlements
heritageLanguage Parachi language NERFINISHED
historicalLinguisticRelation Ormur people NERFINISHED
Ormuri language NERFINISHED
language Parachi language NERFINISHED
languageFamily Indo-Iranian languages
languageStatus endangered language community
languageSubfamily Eastern Iranian languages NERFINISHED
locatedIn Hindu Kush region NERFINISHED
minorityStatus ethnic minority in Afghanistan
nativeTo eastern Afghanistan NERFINISHED
neighboringGroups Pashtuns NERFINISHED
Tajiks NERFINISHED
populationStatus small population
region Kabul Province NERFINISHED
Kapisa Province NERFINISHED
Laghman Province NERFINISHED
Nijrab District NERFINISHED
Tagab District NERFINISHED
religion Islam
Sunni Islam
selfDesignation Parachi NERFINISHED
sociolinguisticTrend bilingualism
language assimilation pressure
speaks Dari
Parachi language NERFINISHED
Pashto
traditionalEconomy animal husbandry
subsistence farming
usesWritingSystem Perso-Arabic script NERFINISHED

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Parachi spokenBy Parachi people