Munji people
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The Munji people are an ethnic group native to the Munjan Valley of northeastern Afghanistan, known for speaking the Munji language and maintaining distinct cultural and linguistic traditions.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| country | Afghanistan ⓘ |
| culturalContinuity | maintain distinct cultural and linguistic traditions ⓘ |
| culturalTradition | distinct Munji cultural practices ⓘ |
| endonymLanguage | Munji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Iranian peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalEnvironment | Hindu Kush mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalLinguisticRelation | descendants of or closely related to ancient Pamir and Eastern Iranian groups ⓘ |
| language | Munji language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageShiftPressure | pressure from Dari and Pashto ⓘ |
| languageStatus | endangered language community ⓘ |
| linguisticFamily | Eastern Iranian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northeastern Afghanistan ⓘ |
| minorityStatus | ethnic minority in Afghanistan ⓘ |
| nativeTo | Munjan Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oralTradition | strong oral storytelling tradition ⓘ |
| populationStatus | small population ⓘ |
| region | Badakhshan region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedGroup | Yidgha people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| traditionalLivelihood |
agriculture
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ |
| traditionalSettlementType | mountain villages ⓘ |
| usesScript | Perso-Arabic script (for Munji language, to a limited extent) ⓘ |
| vulnerableAspect | intergenerational transmission of Munji language ⓘ |
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