The Wakhi language belongs to the southern group of the Pamir languages, in the Iranian group of the Indo-European family of languages, where the different Ishkashmi and Wakhi languages are included.
Wakhi language is spoken in Gojal-Hunza, some part of Ghizer, Chithral, Wakhan corridor of Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Xingjian province of China. They all are minor ethic group and are Ismailies.