Why is Tajik written in Cyrillic?

The Latin script was introduced by the Soviet Union as part of an effort to increase literacy and distance the, at that time, largely illiterate population, from the Islamic Central Asia. As part of the “russification” of Central Asia, the Cyrillic script was introduced in the late 1930s.

Is Tajik written in Cyrillic?

In Tajikistan and other countries of the former Soviet Union, Tajik Persian is currently written in Cyrillic script, although it was written in the Latin script beginning in 1928 and the Arabic alphabet prior to 1928.

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.

What languages are similar to Tajik?

Tajik is the official language and is spoken by most people in Tajikistan. A member of the southwest group of Iranian languages, it is closely related to the mutually intelligible dialects of Farsi and Dari in Iran and Afghanistan, respectively, though it differs from these…

Is Tajik the same as Dari?

Iranian Persian, Dari and Tajik are essentially the same languages separated due to Geo-Political reasons. All three have high levels of mutual intelligibility, and while both Iranian Persian and Dari are written in the perso-arabic script Tajik uses Cyrillic.

Do all the Russian letters have their corresponding sounds?

Due to the fact that not all the Russian letters have their corresponding sounds (some Russian sounds simple do not exist in English), the table also includes additional explanations and actual sounds of the Russian letters (audio files). Click on any letter to learn more about how to pronounce it and to practice it in syllables and words.

What is the Russian equivalent of “H”?

Additional Explanation: Х is sort of like the Russian equivalent of the English letter “h.” However, the Russian letter х comes more from the throat, making it sort of part way between an “h” and a “k.” You might also watch learnrussian.org’s YouTube video for more pronunciation guidance.

How does the Russian alphabet compare to the English alphabet?

If we were to compare the Russian alphabet to the English alphabet, we would have four groups of letters: letters that look and sound (almost) the same as in English, letters that sound the same but look different, letters that look the same but sound different and letters that have no English equivalent whatsoever.

What is the sound of ъ in Russian?

Additional Explanation: On its own, ъ has no particular sound. However, as a part of words, it means that the letter before it is hard. Russian Letters with Olga offers a helpful explanation of this letter and its sister letter, ь. Additional Explanation: The English language does not really have any sounds quite like ы.