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Alternate Names
Saliku’er, Salikur, Sarikuli, Sariqul, Sarykoly, Tadzik, Tajik, Tajiki
Population
16,000 (2000 G. Erqing). Ethnic population: 20,400 (2000 G. Erqing).
Location
Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region: Taxkorgan (Tashkurghan) area, Sarikol valley.
Language Maps
Language Status
6b (Threatened). Language of recognized nationality: Tajik.
Dialects
None known. Not intelligible with Shughni [sgh] of Tajikistan and Afghanistan.
Typology
SOV.
Language Use
Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 87% in any language for Tajik nationality (2000 census). Taught in primary schools. Dictionary. Grammar.
Language Resources
Different from Tajiki [tgk] of Tajikistan, Afghanistan, and Iran. The label Tajik is used in different ways in different countries. Muslim.