Shughni people
xuǧnůni, хуг̌ну̊нӣ, خُږنۈنے | |
|---|---|
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Tajikistan (Shughnon District) | 50,000 (1990) |
| Afghanistan (Shighnan District) | 40,000 (2009) |
| Pakistan (Chitral District) | 855 |
| China (Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County) | 171 |
| Languages | |
| Shughni, Tajik, Dari, Khowar | |
| Religion | |
| Nizari Isma'ili Shia Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Pamiris, especially Wakhis, Oroshoris, Bartangis, Khufis, Rushanis, Sarikolis, and Wanjis | |
The Shughni (also known as the Shughnan) (Shughni: xuǧnůni, хуг̌ну̊нӣ, خُږنۈنے) are an Iranian sub-ethnic group of Pamiris, who reside in the Pamir Mountains of the Badakhshan region of Central Asia. They mostly live in the country of Tajikistan, while a minority lives in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and China. They speak the Shughni language, an Eastern Iranian language of the Pamiri subgroup.