Hazaragi
Hazaragi (Persian: هزارگی) spoken by the Hazara people in south Asia.
| Hazāragī | |
|---|---|
| هزارگی | |
 | |
| Native to | Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan |
| Native speakers | 1.8[1] to over 2.2 million[2] (date missing) |
| Language family | |
| Writing system | Persian alphabet |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | haz |
Classification
Hazaragi is a language which is related to Turkish, mongolian and Indo-European languages. It is easily distinguishable from other turkic and mongolic languages spoken in different countries in South Asia. Hazaragi contains some Turkic and Mongolic words.
Spoken area
Hazaragi is spoken by the Hazara people of central Afghanistan as well as by a large refugee population found in northeastern Iran and in parts of Pakistan, such as Quetta.
Related pages
References
- ↑ Charles M. Kieffer, "HAZĀRA iv. Hazāragi dialect," Encyclopedia Iranica Online Edition, December 15, 2003, available at [1]
- ↑ Ethnologue: Hazaragi Language