Arabic, Uzbeki Spoken

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A language of Uzbekistan

ISO 639-3
auz
Alternate Names
Central Asian Arabic, Jugari, Kashkadarya Arabic, Uzbeki Arabic
Population

700.

Location

Buxoro Region; Samarkand Region, middle and lower Zerafshan valley, a few in Katta-Kurgan town; small villages.

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Language Status

8a (Moribund).

Classification
Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic
Dialects

Similar to North Mesopotamian Spoken Arabic [ayp]. Sharp dialect differences between Bukhara and Kashkadarya regions. Bukhara is strongly influenced by Tajiki [tgk]; Kashkadarya by Uzbek [uzn] and other Turkic languages. May be a mixed language.

Language Use

Few ethnic group members speak Arabic. No diglossia with Modern Standard Arabic [arb]. Northern Uzbek [uzn] used to communicate and as literary language.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Arabic, Uzbeki Spoken
Other Comments

Endogamous and do not mix with speakers of other languages. Muslim (Hanafi Sunni).