Wakhi language

Wakhi
Wakhi
ښیکوار Х̆икв̆ор; X̌ikwor
	Wakhi written in Arabic script in Nastaliq style and in Cyrillic script
Native to	Afghanistan, China, Pakistan, Tajikistan
Ethnicity	Wakhi
Native speakers	(58,000 cited 1992–2012)
Language family	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Iranian Northeastern Scythian Eastern Wakhi; ; ; ; ; ;
Early forms	Scythian Saka ;
Writing system	Perso-Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Official status
Recognised minority; language in	Tajikistan (in Gorno-Badakhshan)
Language codes
ISO 639-3	wbl
Glottolog	wakh1245
ELP	Wakhi
Linguasphere	58-ABD-c
	Wakhi is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Wakhi (ښیکوار, Х̆икв̆ор, IPA: [xikwɔr]) is an Indo-European language in the Eastern Iranian branch of the language family spoken today in Wakhan District, Northern Afghanistan, and neighboring areas of Tajikistan, Pakistan and China.