Pamir languages

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Pamir languages
Geographic
distribution:
Pamir Mountains
Linguistic classification:Indo-European
Subdivisions:

The Pamir languages or Pamiri languages are a group of the Eastern Iranian languages. Many people in the Pamir Mountains, mostly along the Panj River speak the language. This includes the Badakhshan Province of northeastern Afghanistan and the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province of eastern Tajikistan. Smaller communities can be found in areas of Pakistan. The only other living member of the Southeastern Iranian languages is Pashto.