Sarikoli
A language of China
| Population | 16,000 (2000 G. Erqing). Ethnic population: 20,412 (2000 G. Erqing). |
| Region | Southwest Xinjiang, Taxkorgan (Tashkurghan) area, Sarikol Valley. |
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| Alternate names | Salikur, Sarykoly, Tadzik, Tajik, Tajiki |
| Dialects | Not intelligible with Shughni [sgh] of Tajikistan and Afghanistan. |
| Classification | Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Eastern, Southeastern, Pamir, Shugni-Yazgulami |
| Language use | Vigorous. All ages. Positive attitude. Also use Uyghur [uig], Chinese [cmn], Kirghiz [kir], or some variety of Farsi [pes]. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 87%. Taught in primary schools. Dictionary. Grammar. |
| Comments | Classified as Tajik nationality, together with Wakhi [wbl]. Different from Tajiki [tgk] of Tajikistan, Afghanistan, and Iran. The label ‘Tajik’ is used in different ways in different countries. SOV. Pastoralists; agriculturalists: wheat, barley, peas. Ismaili Muslim. |
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