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]
| Oroshori | |
|---|---|
| Roshorvi | |
| Орошори, Orošori Орошори зив, Orošori ziv | |
| Native to | Tajikistan, Afghanistan |
| Region | Gorno-Badakhshan, Badakhshan Province |
| Ethnicity | Oroshoris |
Native speakers | 1,500 (2001)[1] |
| Cyrillic script (Tajik Cyrillic alphabet)[2] | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | oros1238 Oroshor |
| ELP | Oroshor |
References
edit- ^ Wurum, Stephen A (2001). Atlas of the world's languages in danger of disappearing. UNESCO. ISBN 9789231037986.
- ^ "Did you know Oroshor is vulnerable?".
- ^ Moseley, Christopher (2008). Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages. Routledge. ISBN 9781135796402.
- ^ "Roshorvi or Oroshori language | the Committee of Language and Terminology by the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan".
- ^ Perry, John R. (1998). "Languages and Dialects: Islamic Period". Iranian Studies. 31 (3/4): 517–525. doi:10.1080/00210869808701929. JSTOR 4311186.
- ^ Comrie, Bernard (2009). The World's Major Languages. Routledge. p. 443. ISBN 9781134261567.
- ^ Windfuhr, Gernot (2013). Iranian Languages. Routledge. ISBN 978-1135797041.