Parya language
| Parya | |
|---|---|
| Парйа | |
| Native to | Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan |
| Region | Gissar Valley, Surkhandarya basin |
Native speakers | 2,600 (2008–2017) Tajikistan: 1,600 (2017) Uzbekistan: 1,000 (2008) Afghanistan: Extinct (no date) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | paq |
| Glottolog | pary1242 |
| ELP | Parya |
Parya is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Parya (Tajik alphabet: Парйа) is an isolated Central Indo-Aryan language spoken in the border region between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. There are several thousand speakers worldwide.