 A Tor Tajik man in cultural attire | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| several thousand | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Kashgar Prefecture | |
| Languages | |
| Native: Tor Tajik dialect (Tajik) Secondary: Mandarin Chinese | |
| Religion | |
| Nizari Isma'ili Shia Islam [ citation needed ] | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| other Iranic peoples |
Tor Tajiks, also called Tajiks of Tor are a Tajik sub-group who are native to the Tor village in the Kashgar Prefecture in Xinjiang, China.[ citation needed ]
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The Tor Tajiks are a Iranic people and they are ethnically Tajiks (an Iranic people who speak the Tajik language). Officially, Tor Tajiks are regarded as "Tajik", one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the government of China. The Chinese term 'Tajik' includes three distinct groups: Iranic Sarikolis, Iranic Wakhans, and the Iranic Tor Tajiks.
Their language is a dialect of Sarikoli, exclusive to the Tor village.
Sarikoli, an Iranic language, however, shows some phonological similarities to Turkic languages such as Kazakh and Uyghur spoken in the nearby area.[ according to whom? ]
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Intermarriages between the Sarikoli and Wakhi groups is usually common, however, the Tor Uyghurs tend to take more pride in their identity and hardly ever intermarry with Sarikoli or Wakhi Tajiks.
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