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The HazaragiLanguage is a PersianLanguage of Afghanistan. SIL code: HAZ. ISO 639-2: ira. Population: 1,403,000 in Afghanistan (1989), 9% of the population (1989). Population total all countries: 1,756,000 to 6,000,000. Region: Central Afghanistan mountains between Kabul and Herat (Hazarajat), in Kabul, in area between Maimana and Sari-Pul, in settlements in north Afghanistan and from immediately south of the IKoh i Baba mountain Range almost all the way to Mazar e Sharif, and in the area of Qunduz, in Baluchistan and near Quetta in Pakistan. Some have moved to northern Iran. Many are refugees. Also spoken in Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan. Alternate names: AZARGI, HAZARA, HEZAREH. Comments: They speak a variety related to Dari, possibly distinct. Ethnic group names are (Central) Dai Kundi, Dai Zangi, Behsud, Yekaulang, (Southern) Polada, Urusgani, Jaguri, Ghazni Hazaras, Dai Miradad. Literacy rate in first language: Below 1%. Literacy rate in second language: Possibly 10% to 20%. In Hazarajat: agriculturalists, semi-sedentary pastoralists, in cities like Kabul and Mazar e Sharif: laborers, traders, shopkeepers, tradesmen, transportation workers. Muslim. Also spoken in: Iran. (Language name: HAZARAGI. Population: 283,000 in Iran (1993). Alternate names: HAZARA, HEZAREH, HEZARE'I. Comments: They speak a dialect related to Dari, possibly distinct from Dari. Ethnic group names are (Central) Dai Kundi, Dai Zangi, Behsud, Yekaulang, (Southern) Polada, Urusgani, Jaguri, Ghazni Hazaras, Dai Miradad. Agriculturalists, semi-sedentary pastoralists. Muslim: Imami Shi'a, Ismaili, some Sunni. Also spoken in: Pakistan. (Language name: HAZARAGI.) Population: 110,000 to 220,000 in Pakistan, including many recent refugees from Afghanistan (1998). Alternate names: AZARGI, HAZARA, HEZAREH. Comments: They speak a language related to Eastern Farsi (Dari). The alternate names listed refer to the people. Tribal or regional names are (Central) Dai Kundi, Dai Zangi, Behsud, Yekaulang, (Southern) Polada, Urusgani, Jaguri, Ghazni Hazaras, Dai Miradad, Kabul. Literacy rate in first language: Below 10%. Literacy rate in second language: 10% to 30% Urdu, Dari or Farsi. Radio programs. Laborers, civil servants, tradesmen, shop keepers, traders. Imami Shi'a Muslim.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
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