The Yaghnobi languageAlso transcribed as: Yaghnabi, Yagnobi or Yagnabi.- yaɣnobī́ zivók (in Tajik variant of cyrillic scriptяғнобӣ зивок , Russianягнобский языкjagnobskij jazyk, Tajikзабони яғнобӣzabon-i yaɣnobî, Persianزبان یغنابىzæbɑ̄n-e yæɣnɑ̄bī, Osseticягънобаг æвзагjaɣnobag ævzag, GermanJaghnobisch, Czechjaghnóbština, Slovakjagnóbčina, Ukrainianягнобська моваjahnobs’ka mova, Polishjagnobski język, Croatianjagnopski jezik, Greekγιαγκνομπί, γιαγνομπί, Turkishyagnabca, yagnobca, yagnob dili; linguistic abbreviation: YAGH is a living East Iranian language (the other living members being Pashto, Ossetic and Pamir languages). Yaghnobi is spoken in the upper valley of the Yaghnob River in the Zarafshan area of Tajikistan by the Yaghnobi people. It is considered to be a direct descendant of Sogdian and has often been called Neo-Sogdian in academic literature.
There are some 12,500 Yaghnobi speakers. They are divided into several communities. The principal group lives in the Zafarobod area. There are also... Read More