Parachi
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Eastern Iranian
Ghujulan
Shutul
Nijrau
Information from: "Parachi" (693-720 ch. 12) . Kieffer, Charles M. (2009) , Gernot Windfuhr · Routledge
Spoken north-east of Kabul in three valleys in the southern foothills of the western Hindukosh, in the Shotol valley north of Golbahar, in the Pacheghan branch of the Nejraw valley north-east of Golbahar, and in the Ghochulan branch of the same valley. Speakers represent remnant linguistic pockets of an earlier dialect continuum.
Afghanistan;
Information from: "AFGHANISTAN vii. Parāčī" . Morgenstierne, Georg (1983)
A few thousand
From the uncertain and partly contradictory information given we can only venture to guess that Parāčī is not spoken by more than a few thousand persons.
Northeast of Kabul in the Šotol valley, north of Golbahār, and in the Ḡočūlān and Pačaḡān branches of the Neǰrao valley, northeast of Golbahār
Information from: "AFGHANISTAN v. Languages" . Kieffer, Charles M. (1982)
Since 990/1582, as a result of Islamization, the Parāčī have experienced profound changes in their religious beliefs and ethics. For a long time these affected their language without really endangering it. However the isolation protecting them from the common languages gradually decreased as the political unification undertaken by Amir ʿAbd-al-Raḥmān (1302-19/1885-1901) progressed. More recently, construction of roads and compulsory military service have dealt a fatal blow. Economic development accomplished the rest; not only did it create new needs, upset the traditional network of market places, and break the balance of prices for agricultural and industrial products, it also permanently destroyed Parāčī self-sufficiency by drawing irreplaceable manual labor to the factories and the towns.
Spoken in three valleys on the southern slope of the Hindu Kush: Šotol, between Sālang and Panǰšīr, and Ḡočūlān and Pačaḡān, both in the area of Neǰrao (Neǰrāb)
Information from: "Parachi and Ormuri" . Georg Morgenstierne (1973) Oslo: Universitetsforlaget
"My informants differed considerably regarding the number of persons speaking Parachi. According to M. they were in all 100 persons; G said that there were 2-300 houses in Shutul, 100 of which were inhabited by Parachis, while the poet T held that his tribe occupied 400 houses in Shutul and 600 in Nijrau."
Ruidarra and Shutul
34.4658,68.637
SOURCE: "Parachi" (693-720 ch. 12) . Kieffer, Charles M. (2009) , Gernot Windfuhr · Routledge
SOURCE: "AFGHANISTAN v. Languages" . Kieffer, Charles M. (1982)
SOURCE: "Parachi and Ormuri" . Georg Morgenstierne (1973) Oslo: Universitetsforlaget
SOURCE: "AFGHANISTAN vii. Parāčī" . Morgenstierne, Georg (1983)
16 2009 Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009) M. Paul Lewis SIL International Dallas, TX http://www.ethnologue.com/ Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.) ll_pub 5,000-6,000 600 100-999 Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available) Afghanistan;
Routledge Language Family Series 2009 Parachi The Iranian Languages 693-720 Gernot Windfuhr Routledge 12 Kieffer, Charles M. Charles M. Kieffer. 2009. "Parachi." In The Iranian Languages, edited by Gernot Windfuhr. 693-720. Routledge. 6,900 1000-9999 Persian All are bi- or multilingual Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available) Spoken north-east of Kabul in three valleys in the southern foothills of the western Hindukosh, in the Shotol valley north of Golbahar, in the Pacheghan branch of the Nejraw valley north-east of Golbahar, and in the Ghochulan branch of the same valley. Speakers represent remnant linguistic pockets of an earlier dialect continuum.
3rd 2010 Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger UNESCO Publishing Paris http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas Christopher Moseley (ed.) Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.) ll_pub 6,000 1000-9999 Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available) 34.4658,68.637
1982 AFGHANISTAN v. Languages Encyclopaedia Iranica, Online Edition http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/afghanistan-v-languages Kieffer, Charles M. Charles M. Kieffer. 1982. "AFGHANISTAN V. Languages." In Encyclopaedia Iranica, Online Edition, Online: http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/afghanistan-v-languages. 5,000 1000-9999 Since 990/1582, as a result of Islamization, the Parāčī have experienced profound changes in their religious beliefs and ethics. For a long time these affected their language without really endangering it. However the isolation protecting them from the common languages gradually decreased as the political unification undertaken by Amir ʿAbd-al-Raḥmān (1302-19/1885-1901) progressed. More recently, construction of roads and compulsory military service have dealt a fatal blow. Economic development accomplished the rest; not only did it create new needs, upset the traditional network of market places, and break the balance of prices for agricultural and industrial products, it also permanently destroyed Parāčī self-sufficiency by drawing irreplaceable manual labor to the factories and the towns. Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available) Spoken in three valleys on the southern slope of the Hindu Kush: Šotol, between Sālang and Panǰšīr, and Ḡočūlān and Pačaḡān, both in the area of Neǰrao (Neǰrāb)
Indo-Iranian Frontier Languages 2 1973 Parachi and Ormuri Oslo: Universitetsforlaget 1 Georg Morgenstierne Morgenstierne, Georg. 1973. "Parachi and Ormuri." 1: Oslo: Universitetsforlaget. HHOLD 1924 100-999 "My informants differed considerably regarding the number of persons speaking Parachi. According to M. they were in all 100 persons; G said that there were 2-300 houses in Shutul, 100 of which were inhabited by Parachis, while the poet T held that his tribe occupied 400 houses in Shutul and 600 in Nijrau." Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available) Ruidarra and Shutul
1983 AFGHANISTAN vii. Parāčī Encyclopaedia Iranica, Online Edition http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/afghanistan-vii-paraci Morgenstierne, Georg Georg Morgenstierne. 1983. "AFGHANISTAN Vii. Parāčī." In Encyclopaedia Iranica, Online Edition, Online: http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/afghanistan-vii-paraci. A few thousand 1000-9999 From the uncertain and partly contradictory information given we can only venture to guess that Parāčī is not spoken by more than a few thousand persons. Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available) Northeast of Kabul in the Šotol valley, north of Golbahār, and in the Ḡočūlān and Pačaḡān branches of the Neǰrao valley, northeast of Golbahār