Wakhī language
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The Wakhi language is spoken by over 50,000 people in the upper Panj River region. It is considered a distinct language within the Iranian language family, showing many archaic features and differing significantly from its neighbors. The region where Wakhi is spoken is known as Vakhān, a Persian name derived from the ancient name of the Oxus River, now the Amu Darya. The Wakhi people themselves are described as an Indo-European people of Alpine type, residing on the northern slopes of the Hindu Kush.12
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