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Pamiris
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<p>The Pamiris are an <a href="/facts/Iranian_peoples/gnzfoI8h">Eastern Iranian ethnic group</a>, native to <a href="/facts/Central_Asia/rB8k0CyT">Central Asia</a>, living primarily in <a href="/facts/Tajikistan/xLLXqHEJ">Tajikistan</a> (<a href="/facts/Gorno-Badakhshan/TelbvRgn">Gorno-Badakhshan</a>), <a href="/facts/Afghanistan/v63Auu1C">Afghanistan</a> (<a href="/facts/Badakhshan/8eAKJPP1">Badakhshan</a>), <a href="/facts/Pakistan/cbIsvJy1">Pakistan</a> (<a href="/facts/Gilgit-Baltistan/SY4nFYaz">Gilgit-Baltistan</a> & <a href="/facts/Chitral_District/EJb0uxnN">Chitral</a>) and <a href="/facts/China/lTjIXY5p">China</a> (<a href="/facts/Taxkorgan_Tajik_Autonomous_County/wjM9oQr4">Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County</a>). They speak a variety of different languages, amongst which languages of the <a href="/facts/Eastern_Iranian_languages/QSYlqs5T">Eastern Iranian</a> <a href="/facts/Pamir_languages/gTyChwdc">Pamir language</a> group stand out. The languages of the <a href="/facts/Shughni_language/1t5FanfB">Shughni</a>-<a href="/facts/Rushani_language/RrkICzWm">Rushani</a> group, alongside <a href="/facts/Wakhi_language/fQJlgw73">Wakhi</a>, are the most widely spoken Pamiri languages. </p>