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Tajiki

A language of Tajikistan

ISO 639-3: tgk

Population	3,340,000 in Tajikistan (1991). Population total all countries: 4,457,500.
Region	Also in Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russian Federation (Asia), Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.
Language map	Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
Alternate names	Galcha, Tadzhik, Tajiki Persian
Dialects	4 groups of small dialects; no distinct boundaries. Dialect blending into Dari Persian [prs] in Afghanistan.
Classification	Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Southwestern, Persian
Language use	Official language. Most also use Northern Uzbek [uzn] or Russian.
Language development	Radio programs. Bible: 1992.
Writing system	Arabic script. Cyrillic script. Latin script.
Comments	Russian sources refer to Persian dialects in Afghanistan as ‘Tajiki’. So-called ‘Tajiki’ in China is actually Shugni [sgh] or Wakhi [wbl]. Some Tajiki-speaking Gypsy communities in Russian central Asia. There is some literature. Agriculturalists. Muslim (Sunni).

Also spoken in:

Uzbekistan

Language name	Tajiki
Population	934,000 in Uzbekistan.
Language map	Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, reference number 6

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

ABBESS, Elisabeth; MÜLLER, Katja; TIESSEN, Calvin; TIESSEN, Gabriela, authors. 2005. "Language access and Tajik language proficiency among the Yazghulami of Tajikistan."

ABBESS, Elisabeth; MÜLLER, Katja; TIESSEN, Calvin; TIESSEN, Gabriela, authors. 2008. "Language vitality and development among the Wakhi people of Tajikistan."  

PAUL, Daniel, author. 2006. "Assessing language proficiency through storying."