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Wakhi language
Eastern Iranian language spoken by the Wakhi people / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wakhi (Wakhi: وخی/В̌aхi, IPA: [waχi]) is an Indo-European language in the Eastern Iranian branch of the language family spoken today in Wakhan District, Northern Afghanistan, and also in Tajikistan, Northern Pakistan and Western China.
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Wakhi | |
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زبان وخی / زبان واخانی ښیکوار زیک X̌ikwor zik, х̆икв̆ор зик | |
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Native to | Afghanistan, China, Pakistan, Tajikistan |
Ethnicity | Wakhi |
Native speakers | (20,000 in Pakistan (2016); 58,000 cited 1992–2012)[1] |
Early forms | |
Perso-Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | wbl |
Glottolog | wakh1245 |
ELP | Wakhi |
Linguasphere | 58-ABD-c |
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