Parya

• Alternate names: Afghana-Yi Nasfurush, Afghana-Yi Siyarui, Laghmani, Pbharya Also: in Afghanistan -- Afghana-Yi Nasfurush, Afghana-Yi Siyarui, Laghmani
• Scriptures published: None
• Literacy: No information available.
• Primary country: Tajikistan
• Region: Hissar valley
• Also used in: Afghanistan, Uzbekistan
• Religion: Muslim (Sunni)
• Livelihood: Collective farm workers
• Number of users: 4,000 (3,000 in Tajikistan (2008); )

(data from Ethnologue and other sources)

Scripture

• Forum of Bible Agencies International: Find a Bible in Parya
• World Bibles: all known Scripture available in Parya on the web
• Joshua Project: Parya — facts and resources

Other

• ScriptSource: writing systems of the world
• Ethnologue entry for Parya — detailed linguistic information.
• Survey Reports at sil.org:
  • Language maintenance among the Parya of Tajikistan