ISO 639-3 · zumzum
Indo-European family
Kumzari
Kumzari is a language of the Southwestern Iranian branch (Indo-European), spoken in Iran and Oman. Wikidata describes it as “One of the southwestern Iranian languages”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
zum- Glottocode
kumz1235- Family
- Indo-European
- EGIDS
- 8a Moribund
- UNESCO
- Severely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 31 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
1scripts
5levels in the tree
8aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Kumzari |
|---|---|
| Also called | Kumzari dialect |
| Written in | Arabic script |
Vitality
EGIDS 8a Moribund8a
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Severely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Indo-European to Kumzari
The branches above Kumzari, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Iran
araArabicAfroasiatic · 315.4 mSafepusPashtoIndo-European · 50 mSafeazeAzerbaijaniTurkic · 35 mSafekurKurdishIndo-European · 21 mSafeacmMesopotamian ArabicAfroasiatic · 15.7 m3 · Wider CommunicationazbSouth AzerbaijaniTurkic · 14.6 m3 · Wider CommunicationkmrKurmanjiIndo-European · 14.6 m3 · Wider CommunicationkazKazakhTurkic · 13.2 m1 · NationalpbtSouthern PashtoIndo-European · 10.9 m1 · NationalckbCentral KurdishIndo-European · 7.2 m2 · Provincial