| Oroshori | |
|---|---|
| Roshorvi | |
| Орошори, Orošori Орошори зив, Orošori ziv | |
| Native to | Tajikistan, Afghanistan |
| Region | Gorno-Badakhshan, Badakhshan Province |
| Ethnicity | Oroshoris |
| Native speakers | 1,500 (2001) |
| Language family | Indo-European |
| Writing system | Cyrillic script (Tajik Cyrillic alphabet) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | oros1238 Oroshor |
| ELP | Oroshor |
Oroshori (also known as Roshorvi) is a dialect of Shughni, a Pamiri language spoken in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region in Tajikistan as well as 267 speakers in Afghanistan's Badakhshan Province. It is similar to other dialects of Shughni such as Rushani and Bartangi. Oroshori contains many loanwords from Sarikoli as well as Kyrgyz.
References
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