ISO 639-3 · ydgydg
Indo-European family
Yidgha
Yidgha is a language of the Eastern Iranian branch (Indo-European), spoken in Pakistan. Wikidata counts about 6,150 speakers. Wikidata describes it as “Pamir language spoken in the Upper Lutkuh Valley (Tehsil Lotkuh) of Chitral, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa west of Garam Chashma in Pakistan”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
ydg- Glottocode
yidg1240- Family
- Indo-European
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- UNESCO
- Definitely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 24 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
4levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Yidgha |
|---|---|
| Also called | Yidgha language, ydg |
| All speakers | 6,150 |
Vitality
EGIDS 6b Threatened6b
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Definitely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Indo-European to Yidgha
The branches above Yidgha, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Pakistan
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalhinHindiIndo-European · 615.3 m1 · NationalurdUrduunclassified · 162.6 m1 · NationalpanPunjabiunclassified · 125 mSafefasFarsiIndo-European · 70 mSaferajRajasthaniIndo-European · 36 msndSindhiSindhi languages · 23.8 m2 · ProvincialskrSaraikiunclassified · 20 m4 · EducationalbgcHaryanviIndo-European · 14 m6a · VigorousmwrMarwariIndo-European · 13 m