ELP ID
5769
ELP Language
Wakhi
Speaker Number
10000-99999
Public Comment
9,100 in Pakistan. 4,500–6,000 Gojal, 2,000 Ishkoman, 200 Yasin, 900 Yarkhun (1992), plus refugees. 9,570 in Afghanistan (2000). Ethnic population: 18,000 in Afghanistan, 20,000 in Tajikistan (A. Kibrik 1990). 7,000 in Tajikistan (1993 UBS). 6,000 in China. 41,028 in Tajik nationality (2000 census).
Source
Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)
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Speaker Number Text
31,670
Speaker Number Range
10000-99999