Sarikoli language

The Sarikoli language (also Selekur, Sarikul, Sariqul, Sariköli) is an indigenous Pamiri language spoken by the Pamiri people in Xinjiang, China and northern Pakistan.[1] It is an endangered language spoken by only 16,000 people.[2]

Sarikoli
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Native toChina, Pakistan
EthnicityPamiri people
Native speakers16,000  (2000)
Language family
Writing systemArabic
Language codes
ISO 639-3srh
Linguasphere58-ABD-eb
Sarikoli Language in Xinjiang.png
Xinjiang province. Light blue are areas where Sarikoli is spoken.

References

  1. "Sarikoli | Ethnologue Free". Ethnologue (Free All). Retrieved 2024-05-19.
  2. Aziz, Muhammad Abdul; Ullah, Zahid; Adnan, Muhammad; Sõukand, Renata; Pieroni, Andrea (2022). "Plant Use Adaptation in Pamir: Sarikoli Foraging in the Wakhan Area, Northern Pakistan". Biology. 11 (10): 1543. doi:10.3390/biology11101543. ISSN 2079-7737. PMC 9599004. PMID 36290446.