Ethnologue.com home

Ethnologue: Languages of the World
16th edition

Ethnologue: Languages of the World
US$ 100.00
Add to cart

Preview print edition

Most Recent
SIL Publications
Reduced Price SIL Publications


ABOUT SSL CERTIFICATES
Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Asia > Tajikistan > Yazgulyam

Yazgulyam

A language of Tajikistan

ISO 639-3: yah

Population  4,000 (1994 UBS). Ethnic population: 5,710.
Region  Along Yazgulyam River, Gorno-Badakhshan Ao.
Language map  Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
Alternate names   Iazgulem, Yazgulam, Yazgulyami
Dialects  Upper Yazgulyam, Lower Yazgulyam. Little dialect difference.
Classification  Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Eastern, Southeastern, Pamir, Shugni-Yazgulami
Language use  Home. All ages. Positive attitude. Also use Tajiki [tgk].
Writing system  Unwritten.
Comments  Ismaili Muslim.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Tiessen, Gabriela and others. 2005. "Language access and Tajik language proficiency among the Yazghulami of Tajikistan."

Tiessen, Gabriela and others. 2010. "Language access and Tajik language proficiency among the Yazghulami of Tajikistan."  Available online