Alternate Names: Afghana-Yi Nasfurush, Afghana-Yi Siyarui, Laghmani, Pbharya
Dialects: May be Marwari , dialect, related to Panjabi ,, or Laghman dialect of Southeast Pashayi , of Afghanistan. Subgroups: Kalu, Jitain, Juni, Maggar, Bisiyan, Mussali, Shuiya.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 3,000 in Tajikistan (2008). Population total all countries: 4,000.
Language Use: Despite small population, it is spoken more vigorously amongst themselves than larger language groups. Uzbek and Tajiki men who marry Parya women learn Parya and become assimilated into the community. Home. Also use Tajiki [tgk].
Writing System: Unwritten
Nation of Origin: Tajikistan
Other Comments: Came in 1880 to Tajikistan from Laghman, Afghanistan. Ethnic autonym: Changgars. Subgroup names similar to Changgars of Lahore, and to names used for groups mistakenly called Gypsies. Muslim (Sunni).