Pamir languages
| Pamir | |
|---|---|
| Ghalchah (obsolete) | |
| (ethnically defined) | |
| Geographic distribution | Pamir Mountains |
| Ethnicity | Pamiris |
| Linguistic classification | Indo-European |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | shug1237 Shughni-Yazghulamiyidg1239 Yidgha-Munjisang1316 Sanglechi-Ishkashimiwakh1245 Wakhi |
The Pamir languages are an areal group of the Eastern Iranian languages, spoken by numerous people in the Pamir Mountains, primarily along the Panj River and its tributaries.
In the 19th and early 20th centuries, the Pamir language family was sometimes referred to as the Ghalchah languages by western scholars. The term Ghalchah is no longer used to refer to the Pamir languages or the native speakers of these languages.