Tadzhik language
- noun
- /ˈtædʒɪk ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/
- The Tadzhik language uses the Cyrillic script in Tajikistan, unlike Persian in Iran.
Examples
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Many words in the Tadzhik language are borrowed from Russian due to the country's history.
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The Tadzhik language is spoken by millions in Tajikistan.
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She studied the Tadzhik language while living in Dushanbe.
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Many people are learning the Tadzhik language to connect with their roots.
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Many people are learning the Tadzhik language to connect with their cultural heritage.
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The Tadzhik language is one of the official languages of Tajikistan, reflecting the country's rich history.
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She decided to learn the Tadzhik language to better communicate with her relatives in Tajikistan.
Synonyms
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The main language of Tajikistan, similar to Persian
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The language spoken in Tajikistan that is similar to Persian
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A language spoken mainly in Tajikistan and parts of Uzbekistan, similar to Persian
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A language like Persian that people speak in Tajikistan and parts of Uzbekistan
A form of Persian spoken in Tajikistan and used as the country's official language
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase 'Tadzhik language' is directly compositional: 'Tadzhik' names the people/variety and 'language' denotes a speech system, so the meaning 'the language of the Tajik people' follows immediately from the parts. This noun+noun naming pattern is common across languages and therefore should be transparent to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.
Etymology
Tadzhik language comes from the people called Tadzhik, who speak a local form of Persian in Central Asia. So Tadzhik language literally means 'the language of the Tajiks' and today refers to the Persian-related speech used mainly in Tajikistan, often written in the Cyrillic alphabet.