Sarikoli language

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The Sarikoli language (also Selekur, Sarikul, Sariqul, Sariköli) is an indigenous Pamiri language spoken by the Pamiri people in Xinjiang, China and northern Pakistan.[1] It is an endangered language spoken by only 16,000 people.[2]

Sarikoli
tujik ziv
Native toChina, Pakistan
EthnicityPamiri people
Native speakers
16,000 (2000)
Arabic
Language codes
ISO 639-3srh
ELPSarikoli
Linguasphere58-ABD-eb
Xinjiang province. Light blue are areas where Sarikoli is spoken.

References

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  1. "Sarikoli | Ethnologue Free". Ethnologue (Free All). Retrieved 2024-05-19.
  2. Aziz, Muhammad Abdul; Ullah, Zahid; Adnan, Muhammad; Sõukand, Renata; Pieroni, Andrea (2022). "Plant Use Adaptation in Pamir: Sarikoli Foraging in the Wakhan Area, Northern Pakistan". Biology. 11 (10): 1543. doi:10.3390/biology11101543. ISSN 2079-7737.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)