• Mirza Mohammad Borhan

Abstract Shughni language is one of the minority languages in Badakhshan, north part of Afghanistan. It is spoken in Shughnan District and it has more 20000 speakers. It has experienced challenges, especially in vocabulary; for instance, its speakers are losing the indigenous words and replacing them with Persian words. Questionnaire was the tool for collecting the data and participants responded questions in term of their background knowledge. The analysis demonstrates how indigenous words in Shughni language are losing. They are replaced by dominant languages, particularly Persian, which plays a vital role in Shughnan District. Therefore, I conclude by discussing some theoretical and methodological implications that resulted in convincible findings.

losing words, endangerment, indigenous words, and replacement

"Endangerment of Shughni language in Afghanistan", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 12, page no.216-221, December-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1912026.pdf

"Endangerment of Shughni language in Afghanistan", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 12, page no. pp216-221, December-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1912026.pdf