Alternate Names: Saliku’er, Salikur, Sarikuli, Sariqul, Sarykoly, Tadzik, Tajik, Tajiki
Dialects: None known. Not intelligible with Shughni , of Tajikistan and Afghanistan.
Status Notes: Language of recognized nationality: Tajik.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 16,000 (2000 G. Erqing). Ethnic population: 20,400 (2000 G. Erqing).
Language Use: Vigorous. All ages. Positive attitudes. Also use Dari [prs], Kyrgyz [kir], Mandarin Chinese [cmn], Uyghur [uig].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 87% in any language for Tajik nationality (2000 census). Taught in primary schools. Dictionary. Grammar.
Typology: SOV.
Nation of Origin: China
Other Comments: Different from Tajiki , of Tajikistan, Afghanistan, and Iran. The label Tajik is used in different ways in different countries. Muslim (Ismaili).