Bukharic

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A language of Israel

ISO 639-3
bhh
Alternate Names
Bokharan, Bokharic, Bukharan, Bukharian, Judeo-Tajik
Population

50,000 in Israel (1995 H. Mutzafi). Population total all countries: 110,000.

Location

Also in United States, Uzbekistan.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Southwestern, Persian
Dialects

Related to Tajiki [tgk]. May be easily intelligible of Tajiki or Farsi [pes]. Similar to Dzhidi [jpr].

Language Development
Radio programs.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Bukharic
Writing
Cyrillic script, primary usage. Hebrew script. Latin script, no longer in use.
Other Comments

Many recent immigrants (1995). Jewish.

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