Oroshori
Roshorvi
Орошори
Native toTajikistan, Afghanistan
RegionGorno-Badakhshan, Badakhshan Province
EthnicityOroshoris
Native speakers
1,500 (2001)[1]
Cyrillic script (Tajik Cyrillic alphabet)[2]
Language codes
ISO 639-3–
Glottologoros1238  Oroshor
ELPOroshor

Oroshori (also known as Roshorvi) is a dialect of Shughni, a Pamiri language spoken in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region in Tajikistan as well as 267 speakers in Afghanistan's Badakhshan Province.[3][4] It is similar to other dialects of Shughni such as Rushani and Bartangi.[5] Oroshori contains many loanwords from Sarikoli[6] as well as Kyrgyz.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Wurum, Stephen A (2001). Atlas of the world's languages in danger of disappearing. ISBN 9789231037986.
  2. ↑ "Did you know Oroshor is vulnerable?".
  3. ↑ Moseley, Christopher (2008). Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages. ISBN 9781135796402.
  4. ↑ "Roshorvi or Oroshori language | the Committee of Language and Terminology by the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan".
  5. ↑ Perry, John R. (1998). "Languages and Dialects: Islamic Period". Iranian Studies. 31 (3/4): 517–525. doi:10.1080/00210869808701929. JSTOR 4311186.
  6. ↑ Comrie, Bernard (2009). The World's Major Languages. p. 443. ISBN 9781134261567.
  7. ↑ Windfuhr, Gernot (2013). Iranian Languages. ISBN 978-1135797041.
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