ISO 639-3 · wblwbl
Indo-European family
Wakhi
ښیکوار زیک
Wakhi is a language of the Pamir branch (Indo-European), spoken in Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and China. Wikidata counts about 23,681 speakers (2020).
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
wbl- Glottocode
wakh1245- Family
- Indo-European
- EGIDS
- 6a Vigorous
- UNESCO
- Definitely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 48 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
4countries
3scripts
5levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Wakhi · ښیکوار زیک |
|---|---|
| Also called | Wakhi language |
| All speakers | 23,681 (2020) |
| Written in | Arabic script, Cyrillic, Latin script |
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 Wakhi
The branches above Wakhi, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Tajikistan
fasFarsiIndo-European · 70 mSafepusPashtoIndo-European · 50 mSafeuznNorthern UzbekWestern Karluk · 26.9 m1 · NationaltgkTajikunclassified · 14 m1 · NationalpbtSouthern PashtoIndo-European · 10.9 m1 · NationaltukTurkmenTurkic · 7 m1 · NationalkirKyrgyzTurkic · 4.6 m1 · NationalsghShughniunclassified · 64,8006a · VigorousbhhBukharianunclassified · 60,0007 · ShiftingjprJudeo-PersianIndo-European · 60,0007 · Shifting