Pamir Kyrgyz dialect

Pamiri Kyrgyz
پامیری قیرغیز
Pamiri Kyrgyz in Nastaliq
Native toPakistan, Afghanistan
RegionChitral, Gojal, Wakhan
Native speakers
6,000 (in Pakistan) (2023)
Turkic
Arabic
Language codes
ISO 639-3

Pamir Kyrgyz (Kyrgyz: پامیری قیرغیزچه) is a dialect of the Kyrgyz language natively spoken in the Chitral district and Gojal Valley of Pakistan and Wakhan Corridor of Afghanistan. It has been evolving into a distinct dialect of Kyrgyz due to its isolation. The dialect is known by its speakers as Black Kyrgyz (قاره قیرغیز).