Wakhi language presentation

China Xinjiang Regions 448-500 Years

Afghanistan NE Regions

Tajikistan. Regions

Pakistan N Regions

Message of the day: When a language dies, an identity dies, a cultural knowledge dies, a fruitful

tree from the garden of world dies, so--- let’s work together to safe guard the endangered languages.

Wakhis of the Four Countries

Courtesy Ali Rehmat Mosofer

-First PhD, Scholar, on Wakhic Language, of Tajik and Russian Academy of Sciences, Tajikistan & Moscow.

HISTORYCAL LEGACY OF WAKHAN/POMIR

A-First Phase: 386-1295, -Researchers 05•Fas Yan 386, Chinese•Sun Yun•Syan Tazan•Koy Chao•Necoal & Marcopolo-1295 etc.C-Second Phase: 1296-1800, -Researchers 35•T. Gordon, (Russian, European & Pomiree)•D.L. Ivanov•M.S. Andrevee•N.R. Bogoyavienskyi•Muborak Wakhanee etc.B-Third Phase: 1800-2016, -Researchers38•V.S. SAKOLA , (Russian, European, Pomiree & Indian)•I.IZurubin•MM. StalinKemensiky•Mowla Shemsher Wakhnee•Pof. Dr. Boghsho Lashker Bekov

Al-Beroni & Tusi & Servent of Tusi

Present Native Wakhic Residents Places-Origion

from Wakhan:

•Pakistan Northern -Regions –Time of Alexander the Great.•Afghanistan North East Wakhan –Regions-1895•Tajikistan South East Wakhan –Regions-1895•China xinjiang Pamir -Regions -Time of Alexander the Great.

PRESENT HISTORYCAL LEGACY OF WAKHAN

• The word itself, Wakhi, is derived from the word Wakhan, which means the inhabitants of Wakhan.

• The Holy Book of Zoroastrian –”AVESTO” -SAKKYOS, “SAK- till to day in Wakhic Language “we” Giksepanto-Sereequl,

• Wakhics--Hinoyani Brach of Budisium• -(Koy Chao)

• This is because Wakhi originated in Wakhan 2500 to 3000 BC,

• Historical Name of Wakhan: -Takhoriston,Demositedi, Ba Kho’

• (VV.S.SOKOLOVA, MS ANDREEVS & Prof. Boghsho), Wakhan p-4

Introduction of Xik Zik (Wakhi& Wakhan)

Indo-Iranian Language Family

Wakhi Speakers Xik zik –C Native Speaker-

58,000 (1992-2012) Countries

• Wakhan, Tajikistan• Gojal, Ashkoman, Broghil, Pakistan• Tashghurgan China• Wakhan Afghanistan• USA• UK• Canada• Australia• Russia Moscow• And other Cities.

Wakhi Speakers within Pakistan-

TEHSIL Guhjal Gojal-HUNZA,

Gilgit-Baltistan

-Curtsey to Zulfiqar IUCN.

Orthography

• Wakhi is now a written language.

• Writing system have been developed

for the language using,

• Arabic script,

• Cyrillic and

• A modified Roman alphabet.

Wakhi Language

• The Wakhi language is considered to he part

of an ancient Indo-European language in the

Eastern Iranian branch of language family,

although it has been influenced by other

languages.

• Examples of words used in other languages

are - In English leg (leng) arms (Urm);

Persian. Zanakh, Gosh (gesh), Sar and dast,

Wakhi Alphabets-Arabic Alphabet for Wakhi-

Wakhi Alphabets Latin Alphabet for Wakhi

Estimated number of Pamiri Communities

Variants and dialects

• Guhjal/Gojal

• Ishkoman

• Yasin

• Central Wakhi

• Yarkhun

• Eastern Wakhi

• Western Wakhi

Wakhi Researchers Writers from Gojal –Hunza, GB

• Asmat Ullah Mushfiq• Mowla Burdhi• Haqiqat Ali• Ahmad Jami Sakhi• Ali Quraban• Muhammad Aslam• Farman Ali• Nazir Ahmed BulBul• Ahmed Aziz• Fazal Amin• Sunowar• Saif uddin Saif• Faiz Raheem• Aman ullah Nacheez• Raza Baig• Ijaz Karim• Shahid Akhter • Akhun Bai• ZakirRumi