Sanglechi language

Sanglechi is a Pamiri language spoken in villages in the Zebak District of Afghanistan: Dashte Rubat, Eskatul, Faruq, Flaxmadek, Sar-Sanglech, and Takya.^[1] It is also spoken in Tajikistan, where it is called Sanglich.^{[citation needed]} The name comes from the Sanglech valley in which many of the people live. The language is closely related to the Munji and Pashto languages of Afghanistan.

NativetoAfghanistan, Tajikistan^{[citation needed]}

Native speakers

2,200 (2009)^[1]

Language family

Indo-European

• Indo-Iranian
  • Iranian
    • Southeastern
      • Sanglechi–Ishkashimi^[2]
        • Sanglechi

Writing system

None

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Sanglechi
Dargi
Native to	Afghanistan, Tajikistan[citation needed]
Native speakers	2,200 (2009)[1]
Language family	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Iranian Southeastern Sanglechi–Ishkashimi[2] Sanglechi
Writing system	None
Official status
Recognised minority language in	Tajikistan (in Gorno-Badakhshan)
Language codes
ISO 639-3	sgy
Glottolog	sang1344
Linguasphere	58-ABD-db
Sanglechi is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

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