
Tajik or Persian Tajik (a.k.a. Tajiki, Tadjik or Tadzhik) is a modern variety of the Persian language. Of the approximately 4.38 million Tajik speakers (1991 estimates), most live in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. It is the official language of Tajikistan, where Tajiks constitute 80% of the population and the Tajik Persian language dominates in most parts of the country. Non-Tajik residents are often bilingual, with Tajik as their second language. The language has diverged from the Persian of Afghan...
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