What language do Tajiks speak?

TajikiTajikistan / Official languageTajik, also called Tajiki Persian, Tajiki, and Tadzhiki, is the variety of Persian spoken in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan by Tajik people. It is closely related to neighbouring Dari with which it forms a continuum of mutually intelligible varieties of the Persian language. Wikipedia

Are Tajik and Dari mutually intelligible?

It is important to note that Persian, Tajik and Dari are mutually intelligible. This is in stark contrast to their intelligibility with some other Iranian “languages” such as Kurdish or Page 8 5 Baluchi, and some varieties that are commonly referred to as “dialects” such as Tati or Kashi.

Do Tajik people speak Persian?

Tajiks are the largest ethnicity in Tajikistan, and the second-largest in Afghanistan and Uzbekistan. They speak varieties of Persian, a Western Iranian language. In China, the term is used to refer to its Pamiri ethnic groups, the Tajiks of Xinjiang, who speak the Eastern Iranian Pamiri languages.

Can Tajiks speak Russian?

A generation ago, Russian was the primary language of Tajikistan’s cities, but today it is spoken mainly by a dwindling elite. Due to war and economic decay over the past two decades, hundreds of thousands of the best-educated Tajiks – generally Russian-speakers – have left the country.

Is Kazakh a language?

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Do Afghans speak Farsi?

Afghanistan is a multilingual country in which two languages – Pashto and Dari – are both official and most widely spoken. Although still widely known as Farsi (Persian: فارسی; “Persian”) to its native speakers, the name was officially changed to Dari in 1964 by the Afghan government.

Is it hard to learn Tajik?

You need to know the actual alphabet, although the Tajik alphabet is not terribly difficult to learn. If you are relying on a Farsi translator, you have to learn two new alphabets, and the Farsi one is much more difficult to learn for us. The most important difference between Farsi and Tajik is a vowel shift.

Are Dari and Tajik the same?

Farsi and Dari are two dialects of the same language, mutually intelligible in written format, but very different when spoken. Tajik too has diverged from Farsi in both script and vocabulary and they are often mutually intelligible when spoken but not when written.

Do all Kazakhs speak Russian?

Among the entire population of Kazakhstan, 97 percent are fluent in Russian. The Russian language has become a reliable political communication partner in the integration process of Kazakh society; the Russian language is not only supported constitutionally but in all spheres and industries.