Sarghulami Explained

Sarghulami
Nativename:lavz-e-mazor
Also Known As:Saraghlani
States:Afghanistan
Region:Badakhshan Province (Panj river)
Extinct:2014
Ref:[1]
Familycolor:Indo-European
Fam2:Indo-Iranian
Fam3:Iranian
Fam4:Eastern Iranian
Fam5:Munji-Yidgha

Sarghulami is an extinct Iranian language formerly spoken in the village of Sarghulam in Badakhshan, Afghanistan.[2] It was recorded by Russian professor Ivan Zarubin in the 1920's, though many linguists doubt that the language even existed.[3] Zarubin said it was spoken in a valley east of Fayzabad and collected a few words, though it may be referring to the village of Sarghulam.[4] It is thought to be part of the Munji-Yidgha branch of the Pamir language, though many Pashto words have been noted in the language.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kakar . Hasan Kawun . Government and Society in Afghanistan: The Reign of Amir 'Abd al-Rahman Khan . 2014 . University of Texas Press . 9780292729001 . 5 .
  2. Book: Grassmuck . George . Adamec . Ludwig W. . Irwin . Frances H. . Afghanistan, Some New Approaches . 1969 . Center for Near Eastern and North African Studies, University of Michigan . 68 .
  3. Book: Windfuhr . Gernot . Iranian Languages . 2013 . 773 . Routledge . 978-1135797041 .
  4. Book: Afghanistan . 1967 . Historical Society of Afghanistan . 86 . 20 .
  5. Book: Kakar . M. Hasan . A Political and Diplomatic History of Afghanistan, 1863-1901 . 2006 . Brill . 9789004151857 . 110 .