Also Known As:
Shugnan-Rushan, Shighni, Khugni
Dialects & Varieties
- Shughni
- Roshani
- Khufi
- Bartangi
- Roshorvi
- Sarikoli
The Red Book of the Peoples of the Russian Empire
"The Red Book of the Peoples of the Russian Empire." edited by Andrew Humphreys and Krista Mits. Online: http://www.eki.ee/books/redbook.
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
18,600
Year information was gathered
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Location and Context
Countries
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Location Description
The Shughnis inhabit the right bank of the River Pyandzh, from the village of Darmoraht to the village of Dashti, (on other evidence, from Sohtsharv to Khasharag), also the valleys of the Shokhdar (Shakh-Dar) and Gund (Gunt), two rivers which converge at the town of Khorog and flow into the Pyandzh.
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Other Languages Used By The Community
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Number of Other Language Speakers:
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Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
Latin-based
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Comments on writing systems:
A Shughni script was created in 1930/31 on the basis of the Latin alphabet. A number of textbooks and teaching devices were compiled and some of them were even published. However, the Shughnis were only able to benefit from native language schooling for a few years.
Recent Resources
Words and sentences in Shughni and English.
Alan Lomax Parlametrics - Native speaker of the Shughni language.
A Shughni folktale about the devil sowing distrust among six brothers and how they overcome him.