Russian language document about the Yaghnob Valley.
Also Known As:
Yagnob, Yaghnob, Yagnobi, Yaghnabi, yaγnobīˊ zivók
Dialects & Varieties
- Eastern Yagnobi
- Western Yagnobi
The Ethnolinguistic Vitality of Yaghnobi
Daniel Paul, Elisabeth Abbess, Katja Müller, Calvin Tiessen and Gabriela Tiessen. 2010. "The Ethnolinguistic Vitality of Yaghnobi." Online: http://www-01.sil.org/silesr/2010/silesr2010-017.pdf.
Vulnerable
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~13,500
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 2
A majority of community members speak the language. Speaker numbers are gradually decreasing.
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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.
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Transmission
Transmission -1
All members of the community, including children, speak the language.
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Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Young 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
"We found a strong sense of ethnolinguistic identity in most villages in the Yaghnob Valley... Attitudes to literature in the vernacular are overwhelmingly positive... Proficiency in Tajik among Yaghnobi is generally very high, especially for men... Tajik is the sole medium of communication [in schools]."
Location and Context
Countries
Tajikistan
Location Description
"Five major locations in Tajikistan. The first two locations are the Yaghnob River Valley and Zafarabad... The third location is the Upper Varzob. There are four Yaghnobi communities in the upper Varzob, three in the Tagob Valley area and one just south of the Anzob Pass... The communities of the Lower Varzob, including the Hisor Valley, the fourth location where Yaghnobi speakers are living, are not homogenously Yaghnobi. Most of these communities are linguistically diverse, with Yaghnobi speakers forming a minority... There are also four or five communities, including the village of Isanboi, in the fifth location in southern Tajikistan... Finally, a number of Yaghnobi live in Dushanbe and the nearby village of Dughoba."
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Tajik
Number of Other Language Speakers:
Many
Domains of Other Languages:
Travel outside Yaghnobi-speaking areas, school, government, radio, TV
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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