Shughni

• Alternate names: Shugnan-Rushan Also: in Afghanistan -- Khughnani, Khughni, Khughnoni, Khugnone, Shighnani, Shighni, Shughnani, Shughnoni, Shugni
• Scriptures published: Portions (2001)
• Literacy: No information available.
• Primary country: Tajikistan
• Region: Gorno-Bagakhshan, Pamir mountains
• Also used in: Afghanistan
• Religion: Muslim (Ismaili)
• Livelihood: Pastoralists
• Number of users: 80,000 (40,000 in Tajikistan (1975 SIL); 40,000)

(data from Ethnologue and other sources)

Scripture

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

Other

• ScriptSource: writing systems of the world
• Ethnologue entry for Shughni — detailed linguistic information.
• Survey Reports at sil.org:
  • Language in community-oriented and contact-oriented domains: the case of the Shughni of Tajikistan
  • Literacy and the vernacular in Tajik Badakhshan: research in Rushani, Khufi, Bartangi, and Roshorvi