Shughni ethnic community

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The Shughni ethnic community is a Pamiri group native to the mountainous Badakhshan region of Tajikistan and Afghanistan, known for its Eastern Iranian Shughni language and distinct cultural traditions.

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Shughni ethnic community canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Pamiri people
ethnic group
borderRegionPresence Afghan–Tajik border
country Afghanistan
Tajikistan
culturalArea Central Asia
High Asia
linked to: High Mountain Asia
culturalHeritage mountain agriculture practices
terraced farming
traditional wool crafts
ethnicMinorityIn Afghanistan
Tajikistan
ethnonym Shughni
hasCulturalTraditions distinct dance traditions
distinct folk music
local festivals
oral poetry
historicalRegion Greater Badakhshan
linked to: Badakhshan
language Shughni language
languageBranch Pamir languages
languageFamily Eastern Iranian languages
languageStatus endangered language
minority language
linguisticMinorityIn Afghanistan
Tajikistan
locatedIn Pamir Mountains
nativeTo Afghanistan
Badakhshan region
linked to: Badakhshan

Tajikistan
partOf Pamiri cultural sphere
region Badakhshan Province
Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region
linked to: Badakhshan
relatedEthnicGroup Bartangi people
Ishkashimi people
Rushani people
Wakhi people
linked to: Wakhi
religion Islam
Nizari Ismaili Islam
linked to: Ismaili Shia
subgroupOf Pamiri peoples
traditionalArchitecture Pamiri house
traditionalLivelihood agriculture
animal husbandry
pastoralism
traditionalSettlementType mountain villages
usesScript Cyrillic script
Perso-Arabic script

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Shughni usedBy Shughni ethnic community