Sarghulami

Sarghulami
Saraghlani
lavz-e-mazor
(spurious?)
Native to	Afghanistan
Region	Badakhshan Province (Panj river)
Era	attested 1920s? [1]
Language family	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Iranian Eastern Iranian Munji-Yidgha Sarghulami
Language codes
ISO 639-3	None (mis)
Glottolog	None

Sarghulami is a possible extinct Iranian language formerly spoken in the village of Sarghulam in Badakhshan, Afghanistan. ^[2] It was recorded by Russian professor Ivan Zarubin in the 1920s, 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]

References

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