Pōmērə (Shughni) | |
|---|---|
 Flag used by the Pamiri people | |
| Total population | |
| c. 300,000–350,000[1] (2006) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Tajikistan (Gorno-Badakhshan) | approx. 200,000 (2013)[2] |
| Afghanistan (Badakhshan) | 65,000[3] |
| China (Xinjiang) | 50,265[4] |
| Russia (Moscow) | 32,000 (2018)[5] |
| Pakistan (Gilgit-Baltistan) | 30,000 (2014)[citation needed] |
| Languages | |
| Pamiri Secondary: Persian (Dari and Tajik), Russian, Urdu, Uyghur | |
| Religion | |
| Mainly Islam (predominantly Nizari Isma'ili Shia Islam, minority Sunni Islam) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Iranian peoples | |
The Pamiris[a] are an Eastern Iranian ethnic group, native to Central Asia, living primarily in Tajikistan (Gorno-Badakhshan), Afghanistan (Badakhshan), Pakistan (Gilgit-Baltistan[b]) and China (Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County).[2] They speak a variety of different languages, amongst which languages of the Eastern Iranian Pamir language group stand out. The languages of the Shughni-Rushani group, alongside Wakhi, are the most widely spoken Pamiri languages.
- ^ Лашкарбеков 2006, pp. 111–30.
- ^ a b Hays, Jeffrey. "Pamiri Tajiks and Yaghnobis | Facts and Details". Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "What Languages do People Speak in Afghanistan?". World population review. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "新疆维吾尔自治区统计局". 11 October 2017. Archived from the original on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ Додыхудоева 2018, p. 108.
- ^ Javaid, Muhammad; Naeem, Waqas (10 February 2013). "Preserving local cultures, promotion of harmony needed: Speakers". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
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