Yazghulami language
The Yazghulami language (also Yazgulami, Yazgulyami, Iazgulem, Yazgulyam, Yazgulam, Yazgulyamskiy, Jazguljamskij, (Tajik: язғуломӣ (Yazghulomi)) is a member of the Southeastern subgroup of the Iranian languages, spoken by around 9,000 people along the Yazghulom River in Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan. Together with Shugni, it is classified in a Shugni-Yazgulami subgroup of the areal group of Pamir languages. Virtually all speakers are bilingual in the Tajik language.
| Yazghulami | |
|---|---|
| зѓамиѓай (zǵamiǵai) | |
| йуздоми звег (yuzdomi zveg) | |
| Pronunciation | [zɡʲamiˈɡʲai] |
| Native to | Tajikistan |
Native speakers | 9,000 (2010) |
| Cyrillic, Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | yah |
| Glottolog | yazg1240 |
| ELP | Yazgulyami |
| Linguasphere | 58-ABD-f |
Yazghulami is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
The Yazghulami people are an exception among the speakers of Pamir languages in that they do not adhere to Ismailism.
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