lang_description: "The Wakhi language belongs to the southern group of the Pamir languages, in the Iranian group of the Indo-European family of languages, where the different Ishkashmi and Wakhi languages are included. The Wakhi language, rich in archaisms, differs considerably from the Pamir languages, and generally from the southeastern group of Iranian languages, having certain common characteristics with the Indian languages. Although divided by borders, the Wakhi language is still very much the same, and dialectal differences are not great. (The Red Book of the Peoples of the Russian Empire)
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dialect_varieties: "Gojal; Ishkoman; Yasin; Central Wakhi; Yarkhun; Eastern Wakhi; Western Wakhi",
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public_comment: "9,100 in Pakistan. 4,500–6,000 Gojal, 2,000 Ishkoman, 200 Yasin, 900 Yarkhun (1992), plus refugees. 9,570 in Afghanistan (2000). Ethnic population: 18,000 in Afghanistan, 20,000 in Tajikistan (A. Kibrik 1990). 7,000 in Tajikistan (1993 UBS). 6,000 in China. 41,028 in Tajik nationality (2000 census).",
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