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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

Tiessen, Calvin and others. 2008. "Language vitality and development among the Wakhi people of Tajikistan."  Available online

Tiessen, Gabriela and others. 2005. "Language access and Tajik language proficiency among the Yazghulami of Tajikistan."