Parachi language

Parachi (Parāčī) is an Iranian language. Parachi is spoken by some 600 individuals of the Parachi ethnic group in eastern Afghanistan, mainly in the upper part of Nijrab District, northeast of Kabul, out of a total ethnic Parachi population of some 5,000.

NativetoAfghanistan

RegionKabul

Native speakers

3,500 (2009)^[1]

Language family

Indo-European

• Indo-Iranian
  • Iranian
    • Southeastern
      • Ormuri–Parachi
        • Parachi

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Parachi
Native to	Afghanistan
Region	Kabul
Native speakers	3,500 (2009)[1]
Language family	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Iranian Southeastern Ormuri–Parachi Parachi
Dialects	Ghujulan Shutul Nijrau
Language codes
ISO 639-3	prc
Glottolog	para1299
ELP	Parachi
Parachi is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

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It is closely related to the Ormuri language of Kaniguram in South Waziristan, Pakistan. Parachi is usually classified as a member of the Southeastern group of the Eastern Iranian languages,^[2] although this is an areal group rather than a genetical one.