Tajiki language
- noun
- /tɑˈdʒiːki ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/
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idioma tajik
- The Tajiki language uses the Cyrillic alphabet, unlike Persian in Iran which uses Arabic script.
Examples
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He grew up speaking Tajiki language at home with his family in Dushanbe.
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She is fluent in Russian and Tajiki language after living in Tajikistan for five years.
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The Tajiki language is spoken by millions of people.
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Many students are learning the Tajiki language in school.
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He grew up speaking Tajiki language at home with his family in Dushanbe.
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She is fluent in Russian and Tajiki language after living in Tajikistan for five years.
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The Tajiki language uses the Cyrillic alphabet, unlike Persian, which uses Arabic script.
Synonyms
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The main language of Tajikistan, similar to Persian
A language spoken mainly in Tajikistan and parts of Uzbekistan, similar to Persian
A language like Persian that people speak in Tajikistan and parts of Uzbekistan
A form of Persian that the Tajik people speak mainly in Tajikistan and parts of Iran
The language spoken in Tajikistan that is similar to Persian
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'Tajiki' (denoting the Tajik/Tajiki variety or related to Tajikistan) with 'language' — it simply names the language associated with Tajiki people/region. This demonym+language construction is a common, compositional pattern cross-linguistically and will be clear to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Tajiki language names the version of 'Persian' that people speak in 'Tajikistan'. Because the region was long under Russian influence, this version often uses the 'Cyrillic' letters, so imagine Persian words written with Russian-style letters to remember it is the Tajik version.