Munji (language)
Munji | ||
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Spoken in |
Afghanistan , Pakistan | |
speaker | 3700 [1] | |
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Language codes | ||
ISO 639-3 |
mnj |
The Munji language , also known as Munjani , Munjhan, and Munjiwar , is an Iranian language spoken in the Munjan Valley in Badakhshan Province in northeastern Afghanistan . It is similar to the Yidgha language spoken in the upper Lotkoh Valley of Chitral west of Garam Chashma in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ( Pakistan ). Historically, Munji shows the closest possible linguistic affinity to the Bactrian language, which is now extinct . Although Dari Persian is the predominant language in the region, attitudes towards Munji are very positive and few among speakers predict a decline in use.
credentials
- ↑ Did you know Munji is under threat? Retrieved March 17, 2020 .
- ↑ Database: REPORT ON THE CENSUS OF INDIA, 1901, July 6, 2011, accessed March 17, 2020 .