Also Known As:
Shugnan-Rushan, Shighni, Khugni
Dialects & Varieties
- Shughni
- Roshani
- Khufi
- Bartangi
- Roshorvi
- Sarikoli
Recent Resources
Words and sentences in Shughni and English.
A collection of videos published by the Endangered Language Alliance on the Shughni language.
Alan Lomax Parlametrics - Native speaker of the Shughni language.
Vulnerable
40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
80,000-100,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 1
Used in most domains except for official ones such as government, mass media, education etc.
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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
D., Edelman and Leila R. Dodykhudoeva. 2009. "Shughni." In The Iranian Languages, edited by Gernot Windfuhr. 787-824.
Bibliography of Locations:
Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)
Bibliography of Context:
D., Edelman and Leila R. Dodykhudoeva. 2009. "Shughni." In The Iranian Languages, edited by Gernot Windfuhr. 787-824.