Koroshi
Classification: Indo-European
·endangered
Classification: Indo-European
·endangered
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Information from: “The Korosh and Their Language” . Maryam Nourzaei and Carina Jahani and Erik Anonby
10,000
"In total, the group probably numbers well over 10,000 people, but because they are typically distributed in small groups, and are located in many communities, it is difficult to give a precise figure."
"Use of the Koroshi language varies greatly among the regions where it is spoken. In the south, where Korosh represent most of the population in their communities, the language is in vigorous use by all members of the community... At the north-west end of the Koroshi language area, multilingualism is the norm: in addition to Koroshi, the Korosh here speak Qashqā’i, Persian and, in the communities near Kāzerun and Gachsārān, Lori as well. Because they are a minority in this segment of the language area, Koroshi tends to be limited to home domains; and among children, Qashqā’i and Persian are replacing Koroshi as the primary language of communication."
Bandari
Farsi
Qashqā’i
Lori
"Bandari and (to a smaller extent) Farsi are invariably used as languages of wider communication when Koroshi speakers come in contact with speakers of these varieties. In contrast, Koroshi speakers here use their own language when communicating with members of Baloch communities."
"Three areas with significant concentrations of Korosh are Bandar Abbas, around Shiraz, and across the southern portion of Fars Province. Of these three areas, the one with the largest number of Korosh is that of Bandar Abbas in Hormozgan Province."
Information from: “Glottolog” .
Information from: “The Balochi Dialect of the Korosh” (453-465) . Habib Borjian (2014)
ca. 200 households
Persian
"as the Korosh no longer live in their traditional tribal context and because of the predominance of Persian education and media, Koroshi should be regarded as an endangered language."
"predominantly settled in the outskirts of various villages and towns of Fārs and adjoining provinces, mostly among other Qashqa’i settlers."