Short song in Rushani dialect.
Also Known As:
Rushani, Rushan, Oroshani, Roshni, Roashani
Dialects & Varieties
A Sociolinguistic Assessment of the Roshani Speech Variety in Afghanistan
Simone Beck. 2013. "A Sociolinguistic Assessment of the Roshani Speech Variety in Afghanistan." In Language Documentation & Conservation, 7: University of Hawai'i Press. Online: http://hdl.handle.net/10125/4606.
Vulnerable
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~25,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 2
Used in some non-official domains along with other languages, and remains the primary language used in the home for many community members.
2
Transmission
Transmission -1
All members of the community, including children, speak the language.
-1
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
Afghanistan; Tajikistan
Location Description
"The Roshan area is located in the Northern part of the Shighnān district. This district is located in Northeast of Badakhshan province, which is the most North-Eastern province of Afghanistan [...] Roshan consists of six villages, five of them located on the bank of the river Panj that forms the border to Tajikistan [...] While in Roshan, we were told of a small Roshani population in a side valley of the Plain of Sheva called ‘Little Sheva’ (between Shighnān and Faizabad). [...] Roshani is also spoken in Tajikistan, across the river Panj."
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
Very positive
Other Languages Used By The Community
Dari, Shughni
Number of Other Language Speakers:
Almost all
Domains of Other Languages:
Dari for education, religion, travel, trade, reading, government; Dari and Pashto in schools; Dari in religious activities; Dari and Pashto on the radio
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
none
Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
"Roshani is a spoken language only. No written material exists in Roshani."
Recent Resources
Short song in Rushani dialect.
Slideshow of individuals from the area, many of which speak the Rushani dialect.