ISO 639-3 · askask
Indo-European family
Ashkun
Ashkun is a language of the Nuristani branch (Indo-European), spoken in Afghanistan. Wikidata counts about 40,000 speakers. Wikidata describes it as “language of Afghanistan”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
ask- Glottocode
ashk1246- Family
- Indo-European
- EGIDS
- 6a Vigorous
- UNESCO
- Definitely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 28 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
3levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Ashkun |
|---|---|
| Also called | Askunu language, Ashkun language |
| All speakers | 40,000 |
Vitality
EGIDS 6a Vigorous6a
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Definitely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Indo-European to Ashkun
The branches above Ashkun, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Afghanistan
araArabicAfroasiatic · 315.4 mSafepanPunjabiunclassified · 125 mSafefasFarsiIndo-European · 70 mSafepusPashtoIndo-European · 50 mSafeazeAzerbaijaniTurkic · 35 mSafeuzbUzbekWestern Karluk · 27 mSafepbuNorthern PashtoIndo-European · 20.9 m4 · EducationaltgkTajikunclassified · 14 m1 · NationalpbtSouthern PashtoIndo-European · 10.9 m1 · NationaluigUyghurEastern Karluk · 10.4 m2 · Provincial