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

Tel Aviv District and city, Or Yehuda, Holon; HaMerkaz (Central) District, Ramla.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting).

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

None known. 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 [Cyrl], primary usage. Hebrew script [Hebr]. Latin script [Latn], no longer in use.

Other Comments

Many recent immigrants (1995). Jewish.

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