76:
58:
273:
The Munji people, the majority who now live in
Pakistan, have intended to return to their homes in Afghanistan after the conflict ends. The Munji live a simple life and are primarily involved in trading with nearby communities like the
651:
641:
656:
616:
575:
550:
646:
250:
The Yidgha are engaged in agriculture and livestock including potatoes, animals, and dry fruits. Many Yidgha speakers have married
469:
239:
661:
235:
331:
199:
666:
515:
323:
125:
540:
371:
283:
263:
343:
279:
223:
203:
275:
231:
195:
571:
546:
335:
267:
351:
327:
287:
259:
222:
Historically the Munji and the Yidgha were one group. 500 years ago, the Yidgha people fled
191:
105:
624:. Vol. 5: Languages of Chitral. Quaid-i-Azam University – via SIL International.
591:
339:
319:
309:
179:
109:
96:
338:. The languages have some dialectal differences with Yidgha borrowing more words from
315:
303:
230:
which then had lost control of
Chitral. The place where the Munjis originated was from
227:
142:
100:
635:
291:
187:
138:
211:
81:
251:
419:
347:
17:
545:(XIII ed.). Institute of Humanities, Khorog, Tajikistan. p. 36.
444:
395:
258:. The literacy rate of the Yidgha is only three percent. The people visit
207:
63:
183:
146:
491:
342:
than Munji, with Munji rarely borrowing from Khowar and more from
121:
255:
234:, hence the name. Many Munji later fled to Pakistan during the
470:"A Linguistic Assessment of the Munji Language in Afghanistan"
290:). Many Munji are said to have come earlier to Chitral, from
226:(in Afghanistan) to Chitral because of persecution by the
314:
The Munji and Yidgha speak their respected language,
132:
115:
90:
72:
54:
49:
38:
27:Dardic ethnic group of Pakistan and Afghanistan
8:
171:
40:
33:
618:Sociolinguistic Survey of Northern Pakistan
539:Elnazarov, Hakim; Ostler, Nicholas (2009).
516:"Yidgha: an endangered language in Chitral"
159:
173:
161:
32:
474:Language Documentation & Conservation
363:
238:as there were many killed during the
7:
652:Ethnic groups in Badakhshan Province
50:Regions with significant populations
41:
642:Social groups of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
294:, who went to treat his sick wife.
568:Wakhan: A Window Into Central Asia
326:with each other and belong to the
25:
657:Indigenous peoples of South Asia
542:Endangered Languages and History
240:American Invasion of Afghanistan
74:
56:
468:Beyer, D; Beck, Simone (2012).
334:, which in turn is part of the
570:. al-Qalam, 1996. p. 79.
445:"Yidgha language and alphabet"
1:
566:Faiz̤ī, ʻInāyatullāh (1996).
492:"Dardic languages in Chitral"
615:Decker, Kendall D. (1992).
372:"PeopleGroups.org - Yidgha"
683:
307:
301:
172:
160:
647:Ethnic groups in Pakistan
332:Eastern Iranian languages
137:
120:
95:
592:"Yidgha-Munji languages"
262:in nearby Afghanistan's
200:Kuran wa Munjan District
662:Lower Chitral District
424:lowerchitral.kp.gov.pk
420:"About Lower Chitral"
324:mutually intelligible
133:Related ethnic groups
330:, a subgroup of the
232:the village of Munji
344:Nuristani languages
280:Gawar-Bati speakers
162:مردمې مونجی وې یدغا
156:Yidgha-Munji people
35:
270:where they trade.
236:War in Afghanistan
196:Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
577:978-969-493-020-6
552:978-0-9560210-1-4
336:Iranian languages
322:, which are both
268:Nuristan Province
260:Shekhani speakers
152:
151:
126:Nizari Isma'ilism
16:(Redirected from
674:
626:
625:
623:
612:
606:
605:
603:
602:
588:
582:
581:
563:
557:
556:
536:
530:
529:
527:
526:
512:
506:
505:
503:
502:
488:
482:
481:
465:
459:
458:
456:
455:
441:
435:
434:
432:
430:
416:
410:
409:
407:
406:
392:
386:
385:
383:
382:
376:peoplegroups.org
368:
328:Pamiri languages
288:Parachi speakers
177:
176:
175:
166:) also known as
165:
164:
163:
80:
78:
77:
62:
60:
59:
44:
43:
36:
21:
682:
681:
677:
676:
675:
673:
672:
671:
632:
631:
630:
629:
621:
614:
613:
609:
600:
598:
590:
589:
585:
578:
565:
564:
560:
553:
538:
537:
533:
524:
522:
514:
513:
509:
500:
498:
490:
489:
485:
467:
466:
462:
453:
451:
443:
442:
438:
428:
426:
418:
417:
413:
404:
402:
394:
393:
389:
380:
378:
370:
369:
365:
360:
312:
310:Yidgha language
306:
300:
248:
220:
186:inhabiting the
103:
75:
73:
57:
55:
45:
42:یدغا-مونجی مردم
31:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
680:
678:
670:
669:
664:
659:
654:
649:
644:
634:
633:
628:
627:
607:
583:
576:
558:
551:
531:
520:fli-online.org
507:
483:
460:
436:
411:
387:
362:
361:
359:
356:
308:Main article:
304:Munji language
302:Main article:
299:
296:
264:Hamadiwanababa
247:
244:
228:Arghun dynasty
219:
216:
184:Pamiri peoples
150:
149:
135:
134:
130:
129:
118:
117:
113:
112:
93:
92:
88:
87:
84:
70:
69:
66:
52:
51:
47:
46:
39:
29:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
679:
668:
667:Pamiri people
665:
663:
660:
658:
655:
653:
650:
648:
645:
643:
640:
639:
637:
620:
619:
611:
608:
597:
593:
587:
584:
579:
573:
569:
562:
559:
554:
548:
544:
543:
535:
532:
521:
517:
511:
508:
497:
493:
487:
484:
479:
475:
471:
464:
461:
450:
446:
440:
437:
425:
421:
415:
412:
401:
397:
391:
388:
377:
373:
367:
364:
357:
355:
353:
349:
345:
341:
337:
333:
329:
325:
321:
317:
311:
305:
297:
295:
293:
292:Nasir Khusrow
289:
285:
281:
277:
271:
269:
265:
261:
257:
256:Dari speakers
253:
245:
243:
241:
237:
233:
229:
225:
224:Munjan Valley
217:
215:
213:
209:
205:
201:
197:
193:
189:
188:Lotkoh Valley
185:
181:
169:
157:
148:
144:
140:
136:
131:
127:
123:
119:
114:
111:
107:
102:
98:
94:
89:
85:
83:
71:
67:
65:
53:
48:
37:
19:
617:
610:
599:. Retrieved
595:
586:
567:
561:
541:
534:
523:. Retrieved
519:
510:
499:. Retrieved
495:
486:
477:
473:
463:
452:. Retrieved
449:omniglot.com
448:
439:
427:. Retrieved
423:
414:
403:. Retrieved
399:
390:
379:. Retrieved
375:
366:
313:
272:
249:
221:
167:
155:
153:
34:Yidgha-Munji
30:Ethnic group
18:Munji people
254:as well as
212:Afghanistan
82:Afghanistan
636:Categories
601:2022-09-08
596:Britannica
525:2022-09-08
501:2022-09-08
496:anusha.com
454:2022-09-08
429:14 October
405:2022-10-14
400:Ethnologue
381:2022-09-08
358:References
282:) and the
204:Badakhshan
178:) are the
480:: 38–103.
348:Kata-vari
298:Languages
246:Lifestyle
91:Languages
352:Shekhani
208:Pakistan
206:in both
168:Mukhbani
145:, other
116:Religion
64:Pakistan
396:"Munji"
284:Parachi
252:the Kho
218:History
192:Chitral
180:Iranian
174:مُخبانی
147:Pamiris
143:Shughni
106:Persian
574:
549:
340:Khowar
320:Yidgha
198:) and
110:Khowar
97:Yidgha
79:
61:
622:(PDF)
346:like
316:Munji
276:Gawar
139:Wakhi
122:Islam
104:Also
101:Munji
86:5,300
68:9,600
572:ISBN
547:ISBN
431:2022
350:and
318:and
210:and
154:The
108:and
266:in
202:in
190:in
638::
594:.
518:.
494:.
476:.
472:.
447:.
422:.
398:.
374:.
354:.
242:.
214:.
141:,
99:,
604:.
580:.
555:.
528:.
504:.
478:6
457:.
433:.
408:.
384:.
286:(
278:(
194:(
182:-
170:(
158:(
128:)
124:(
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.