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|poptime=41,028 (China)<Ref>{{Cite web|url= http://www.china.org.cn/english/features/EthnicGroups/136950.htm|title=The Tajik Ethnic Group|accessdate=2007-12-10|date=June 21, 2005|publisher=China.org.cn}}</Ref>; 1,000~2,000 (], ])<Ref>{{Cite journal|title=Research on Bilingual Phenomenon of Tajiks in Kashgar Prefecture|journal=Language and Translation (ISSN 1001-0823)|date=|author=Pam Arlund|volume=2000.1|issue=61|pages=12|id=|url=http://www.xjass.com/ls/content/2008-11/15/content_40826.htm|format=|accessdate=2009-03-27}}</Ref> |poptime=41,028<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.china.org.cn/english/features/EthnicGroups/136950.htm|title= The Tajik Ethnic Group|accessdate=2007-12-10 |date=June 21, 2005 |publisher=China.org.cn}}</ref>
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'''Plateau ]'''<Ref name='Plateau' />, or '''highland Tajiks''', '''Pamir Tajiks''', '''mountain Tajiks''', also called '''Tajiks in China''' (]: 塔吉克族, ]: {{Unicode|Tǎjíkè Zú}}), are one of the ] officially recognized by the ].{{Fact|date=March 2009}} '''Pamiris in China''', also called '''“Tajiks” in China''' (]: 塔吉克族, ]: {{Unicode|Tǎjíkèzú}}), are one of the ] officially recognized by the ].


This group, with a population of 41,028 (2000), is located mainly in ]'s western ] region with 60% living in ]. They are a collection of over a dozen small ] ]s. The Ethnologue claims that they are actually ] and ], distinct from the ] ] ] of ].<ref></ref> ] and other writers from his time referred to them simply as ''Sarikoli''.<ref> A Journey of Geographical and Archarological Exploration in Chinese Turkestan This group, with a population of 41,028 (2000), is located mainly in ]'s western ] region with 60% living in ]. They are a collection of over a dozen small ] ]s. The Ethnologue claims that they are actually ] and ], distinct from the ] ] ] of ].<ref></ref> ] and other writers from his time referred to them simply as ''Sarikoli''.<ref> A Journey of Geographical and Archarological Exploration in Chinese Turkestan
A Stein - 1904 - A Stein - 1904 -
... 15,800 feet above the sea), into Chinese territory on the Taghdumbash Pamir, using ... 15,800 feet above the sea), into Chinese territory on the Taghdumbash Pamir, using
the yaks of the Sarikoli herdsmen...</ref><ref>The Heart of a Continent - Younghusband - ...an encampment belonging to a Sarikoli, who very kindly asked me to have some refreshment... (pg 242)</ref> Some have referred to them simply as "Mountain Tajiks."<ref>Through the Unknown Pamirs; the Second Danish Pamir Expedition 1898-99 By Ole Olufsen</ref> Robert Shaw considered them Sarikolis and Wakhis, referring to them collectively as Ghalchah. the yaks of the Sarikoli herdsmen...</ref><ref>The Heart of a Continent - Younghusband - ...an encampment belonging to a Sarikoli, who very kindly asked me to have some refreshment... (pg 242)</ref> Some have referred to them simply as "Mountain Tajiks."<ref>Through the Unknown Pamirs; the Second Danish Pamir Expedition 1898-99 By Ole Olufsen</ref> Robert Shaw considered them Sarikolis and Wakhis, referring to them collectively as Ghalchah.


In China, the languages of Pamiris have no official written form.{{Fact|date=March 2009}} The great majority of Chinese Pamiris speakers speak the ] language and use ], ] or ] to communicate with people of other nationalities in the area.{{Fact|date=March 2009}} A small proportion of Chinese Pamiri speakers speak ].{{Fact|date=March 2009}} In China, the languages of Pamiris have no official written form. The great majority of Chinese Pamiris speakers speak the ] language and use ], ] or ] to communicate with people of other nationalities in the area. A small proportion of Chinese Pamiri speakers speak ].

== History ==
=== ], as the son of ] and the Heaven ===
In ], they're known as ''']'''<Ref>{{Cite journal|title=塔吉克族的爱国主义传统|journal=Tribune of Social Sciences in Xinjiang|date=|first=若愚|last=房|coauthors=葛丰交|volume=|issue=|pages=|id=|url=http://scholar.ilib.cn/A-QCode~xjsklt200603027.html|format=PDF|accessdate=2009-03-27}}</Ref> (from ]; ] transcription: {{Lang|zh|至那提婆瞿呾羅}}, {{Lang|zh|支那提婆瞿怛羅}} or {{Lang|zh|脂那提婆瞿怛羅}}), literally the ''descendant of ] and the sun-god'' (]: {{Lang|zh|]}} or {{Lang|zh|日漢天种}}).

However, this name is in fact origin from the following story: the ] (波利剌斯) emperor was to marry a Chinese wife, but while the
<Ref name=DTXYJ>{{Cite book | last = Xuan | first = Zang | authorlink = Xuanzang | coauthors = ] | title = Great Tang Records on the Western Regions | volume = 12 | issue = 朅盤陁國 | pages = | url = http://en.wikipedia.org/Great_Tang_Records_on_the_Western_Regions | doi = | id = | isbn = }}</Ref>
<Ref name='Japan'>{{Cite web|url=http://dsr.nii.ac.jp/toyobunko/VIII-5-B2-9/V-1/page/0124.html.en|title=Digital Archive of Toyo Bunko Rare Books|accessdate=2009-03-27|format=JPG, HTML & PDF}}</Ref>

{{Wikisource|Zh:佛學大辭典/支那提婆瞿怛羅|支那提婆瞿怛羅}}
{{Wikisource|Zh:大唐西域记/12|西域记十二—朅盤陁國/朅盤陀國}}

=== of ] ===

<Ref>{{Cite journal|title=The Tajik People: Crown on the Roof of the World|journal=Glamour of Traditions|date=|first=Bingshu|last=Gu|coauthors=|volume=|issue=|pages=|id=|url=http://engine.cqvip.com/content/k/85887x/2004/000/006/sk51_k6_11148884.pdf|format=|accessdate=2009-03-27}}</Ref>


== See also == == See also ==
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==External links== ==External links==
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Ethnic group
Pamiris in China
File:Tashkorgan Tajik.jpg
Regions with significant populations
Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County
Languages
Sarikoli, Wakhi
Religion
mainly Ismailism
Related ethnic groups
Pamiri, Wakhi

Pamiris in China, also called “Tajiks” in China (Chinese: 塔吉克族, Pinyin: Tǎjíkèzú), are one of the 56 nationalities officially recognized by the People's Republic of China.

This group, with a population of 41,028 (2000), is located mainly in China's western Xinjiang region with 60% living in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County. They are a collection of over a dozen small East Iranian ethnic groups. The Ethnologue claims that they are actually Shugni and Wakhi, distinct from the West Iranian Persian-speaking Tajiks of Tajikistan. Aurel Stein and other writers from his time referred to them simply as Sarikoli. Some have referred to them simply as "Mountain Tajiks." Robert Shaw considered them Sarikolis and Wakhis, referring to them collectively as Ghalchah.

In China, the languages of Pamiris have no official written form. The great majority of Chinese Pamiris speakers speak the Sarikoli language and use Uyghur, Kyrgyz or Chinese to communicate with people of other nationalities in the area. A small proportion of Chinese Pamiri speakers speak Wakhi.

See also

External links

References

  1. "The Tajik Ethnic Group". China.org.cn. June 21, 2005. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
  2. Ethnologue report for language code:tgk
  3. A Journey of Geographical and Archarological Exploration in Chinese Turkestan A Stein - 1904 - ... 15,800 feet above the sea), into Chinese territory on the Taghdumbash Pamir, using the yaks of the Sarikoli herdsmen...
  4. The Heart of a Continent - Younghusband - ...an encampment belonging to a Sarikoli, who very kindly asked me to have some refreshment... (pg 242)
  5. Through the Unknown Pamirs; the Second Danish Pamir Expedition 1898-99 By Ole Olufsen
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