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Parya

A language of Tajikistan

ISO 639-3: paq

Population  3,000 in Tajikistan (2008). Population total all countries: 4,250.
Region  Hissar Valley. Also in Afghanistan, Uzbekistan.
Language map  Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
Alternate names   Afghana-Yi Nasfurush, Afghana-Yi Siyarui, Laghmani, Pbharya
Dialects  May be Marwari [rwr] dialect, related to Panjabi[pan], or Laghman dialect of Southeast Pashayi [psi] of Afghanistan. Subgroups: Kalu, Jitain, Juni, Maggar, Bisiyan, Mussali, Shuiya.
Classification  Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Central zone, Unclassified
Language use  Uzbek and Tajiki men who marry Parya women learn Parya and become assimilated into the community. Home. Also use Tajiki [tgk].
Comments  They came to Tajikistan from Laghman, Afghanistan in 1880. They refer to themselves as ‘Changgars’. Subgroup names are similar to those of the Changgars of Lahore, and to names used for groups mistakenly called ‘Gypsies’. Collective farm workers. Muslim (Sunni).

Also spoken in:

Afghanistan

Language name   Parya
Population  250 in Afghanistan (2008).
Language map  Afghanistan, reference number 11
Alternate names  Afghana-Yi Nasfurush, Afghana-Yi Siyarui, Laghmani
Language use  Home. Also use Tajiki [tgk].
Language development  Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%.
 

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Abbess, Elisabeth and others. 2005. "Language maintenance amongst the Parya of Tajikistan."

Müller, Katja and others. 2010. "Language maintenance among the Parya of Tajikistan."  Available online