The Munji language (ISO 639-3: [mnj] aka Munjani, Munjiwar, Munjigi) is spoken in the Kuran wa Munjan district of Badakhshan province in Afghanistan. There are about 6,000 Munji speakers.
The spoken form of the Munji language has a very long history, but since 2010, the Munji people have been developing a written form of their language. The Academy of Science of Afghanistan approved the official alphabet for the Munji Language in 2017.
The Munji people are using their language for education, literacy, recording cultural information, and for composing stories and poetry.
Resources
Academic Articles
Introduction to the Munji Alphabet
Dari-language description of the Munji Alphabet.
Munji Phonological Analysis
An academic article describing the sound system of the Munji language and a full phonological overview.
Illustrations of the IPA: Munji
A 2016 study of the use and classification of the Munji language and the similarities and differences between dialects.
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Munji Keyboard
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Munji Folk Stories
A collection of Munji Folk Stories originally compiled by Alexander Grunberg in 1972.
Munji Alphabet Chart
A chart showing the whole Munji Alphabet with pictures.
Munji Primer
Teaches Munji speakers without literacy skills the basics of reading Munji. Designed for children but functional for any age.
Munji Transfer Primer
An introduction to Munji literacy and letters for Munji speakers who read Dari well.
Munji Preschool Big Book
Preschool curriculum of short stories, each featuring a key word for a letter of the Munji alphabet.
Munji Preschool Worksheets
Worksheets introducing the Munji alphabet and pre-literacy skills for preschool students.
Print Version Available by Request
Munji Folk Stories
A printed collection of Alexander Grunberg's Munji Folk Stories, with translations into Dari.
Munji Phonological Analysis
An academic article describing the sound system of the Munji language and a full phonological overview, in Dari & English.