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Tajik, [2] [a] Tajik Persian, Tajiki Persian, [b] also called Tajiki, is the variety of Persian spoken in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan by Tajiks.It is closely related to neighbouring Dari of Afghanistan with which it forms a continuum of mutually intelligible varieties of the Persian language.
There are several languages of Tajikistan. Officially, the country recognizes Russian as the interethnic language and Tajik (a variety of Persian) as the state language. After these two, Uzbek is the next most popular. Minority languages native to the area include Kyrgyz, Yaghnobi, Parya, and the various Pamir languages.
In 1989, with the growth in Tajik nationalism, a law was enacted declaring Tajik the state language. In addition, the law officially equated Tajik with Persian, placing the word Farsi (the endonym for the Persian language) after Tajik. The law also called for a gradual reintroduction of the Perso-Arabic alphabet.
Tajik language (4 C, 8 P) U. Uzbek language (7 C, 7 P) Pages in category "Languages of Tajikistan" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total.
Many languages of Asia, such as Chinese, Persian, Sanskrit, Arabic, Tamil or Telugu, have a long history as a written language. ... Tajikistan (as Tajik) Punjabi:
This article describes the grammar of the standard Tajik language as spoken and written in Tajikistan. In general, the grammar of the Tajik language fits the analytical type. Little remains of the case system, and grammatical relationships are primarily expressed via clitics, word order and other analytical constructions.
Tajik-language surnames (25 P) W. Tajik words and phrases (1 C) Pages in category "Tajik language" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
Tajik" (Persian: تاجیک, romanized: tājīk; Tajik: тоҷик, romanized: tojik) is a term whose meaning differed throughout history. It is the self-designation of the present-day Tajik people. It started out as a name given by outsiders .