IRANIAN: PERSIAN & TAJIK

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Persian, also known as Farsi in Iran, is a major language of the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian language family. It serves as the official language of Iran and has official status in Afghanistan (as Dari) and Tajikistan (as Tajik). Persian has a rich literary history dating back over a millennium, with renowned poets such as Hafez, Rumi, and Ferdowsi contributing to its legacy. Written in the Persian script, a modified version of the Arabic script, it is spoken by over 80 million native speakers and is known for its influence on neighboring languages and cultures in Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent. Persian's vocabulary and grammar have remained relatively stable over centuries, allowing modern speakers to understand classic Persian literature with relative ease.

Tajik is a modern variety of the Persian language spoken primarily in Tajikistan, as well as in parts of Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, and Russia. It belongs to the Indo-European language family, specifically the Indo-Iranian branch. Unlike Persian spoken in Iran and Afghanistan, Tajik is written in the Cyrillic script due to historical Soviet influence, though it shares much of its vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation with these dialects. The language has also absorbed a number of Russian loanwords over the past century. Tajik is the official language of Tajikistan and serves as an important marker of national identity for the Tajik people, who are ethnically and culturally tied to the broader Persian-speaking world.

This video is created for educational, language awareness, and language preservation purposes. It aims to provide valuable insights and knowledge to viewers, enhancing their understanding and appreciation of different languages and their unique characteristics. By raising awareness about linguistic diversity, the video seeks to foster a greater respect and recognition for various languages, particularly those that are endangered or underrepresented. Additionally, it contributes to the preservation of languages by documenting and sharing linguistic knowledge, thus ensuring that these languages and their cultural heritage are not lost to future generations.

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[Althar]

As a French speaker from Quebec who learned some Persian from a friend, Tadjik sounds to me like Persian with a Quebec French accent, especially with vowels quality ! Both are amazing languages !

[Ragdollseerwxyzk]

It's amazing that the Persian/Iranian language was once an official language in the USSR.

[sxoresx]

Love to Tajiks and Persians from a Central Anatolian Kurd, our dialect sounds kinda similar to Tajik ❤️ we also have the A > O sound shift.

[HoesinMazdaki]

In fact, both of these languages are Persian. This video is actually a comparison of Persian language with Tehrani accent (Persian has different other accents in the south, north, east and west of Iran and Tehrani accent is the standard accent) and Persian language with Tajik accent. Both of these languages are Persian and are two different accents of it. We can easily speak with Tajiks without any problem and our literature is common

[Nilush]

I'm so glad to see my language here 😊 thanks Andy for opportunity to know how languages have similarities ❤ Plz one time do Kurdish and Tajik if it's possible 🙏🏻🙂

[Armanjamshidi-qr]

Greetings to our aryan Tajik brothers and sisters we are one people with one language and culture. Tajikistan be pish 🦁👑☀️💚🤍♥️🇹🇯🇹🇯🇹🇯🇹🇯🇹🇯🇹🇯🇹🇯🇹🇯🇹🇯

[yorgunsamuray]

I've once met a Persian speaking French researcher at a mutual friend's birthday party. She had spent some time in Tajikistan. She told me an interesting anecdote. When I told her that the word for landing (of a place) in Azerbaijani meant "to fall" or for planes "to crash" and it caused panic when Turks were traveling on Azerbaijani planes, she told me it was the same for Iran and Tajikistan: the word "to land" in Tajik is used for "to crash" in Farsii. I don't know if that's really true but if it is, it's so interesting. Almost parallels each other.

[randomfootages]

Tajik and Dari are essentially the same language; the only difference is that Tajikistan forces the use of the Cyrillic alphabet, while Dari uses the Persian script.

[hasanabtahi]

They are two dialects of ONE UNIQUE language! The text is formulated twice, but both versions are totally comprehensible for both Persians and Tajiks.

[tutigseg]

One of the biggest differences I noticed is the phonology
In Tajiki Persian the  becomes O
While the O from Western Persian becomes U
And lastly the E short vowel from Western Persian becomes I in Tajiki
Tajiki: nomi tu
Western Persian: Nâme to
I think Tajiki has the most authentic Persian phonology as these are the original way to pronounce these letters it's the same in Dari and other Iranic languages such as Kurdish too the only difference being the O in Tajiki can change to an A but I and U stay the same

[LuísJarles]

It seems to me that Tajik has more archaic pronounciations, and open sounds...

[comradetanh]

As a Vietnamese, I respect Iranian and Tajik culture, and have many beloved to you. Grettings to Tajik and Iranian who are also my friends 🇻🇳🇹🇯🇮🇷

[Takdiršohs]

Как носитель таджикского языка, утверждаю что язык наш конечно западно-иранский, но грубость и архаичность нашего языка скорее похож на восточноиранские языки, нежели чем на западноиранские языки, не говорю что восточноиранские языки грубоватые, можно сравнить просто послушать их и сравнить. Можно заметить что восточноиранский жёсткий, а западноиранский более мягкий. Но прикол в том что в реальной жизни мы так не говорим, у нас есть свои диалекты и они по своему отличаются. У горных таджиков буква "о/а" заменяется "у", окончание слов срезаются, есть еще множество нюансов в нашем разговорном языке( я сейчас не про литературный язык который в ролике, а про уличные говоры). Возьмём например слово "Ман" некоторые говорят "Ма" "Мн" Мун" "Му". Тот же "Зарафшон" некоторые говорят "Зарафшун". Есть например слова которых не поймут иранцы и афганцы, например "Нағз/нағзӣ" потому что это слово исконно согдийское, а не среднеперсидское или же новоперсидское, которое означает как добро или хороший. Например "Ғарм" это не персидское слово, а тоже согдийское. Вот у носителей фарси и дари, я таких слов никогда не замечал, такие слова присутствуют только у таджиков Таджикистана и Узбекистана.

[huynhphat]

How did the Tajiks avoid being Turkified like other "Stan" nations? The Aryans once lived widely throughout Central Asia, but today only the Tajiks survive.

[lambert]

Oh dear, this is just wrong. Tajik IS Persian; these two are NOT different languages. Tajik and Farsi are two different accents of the same language (Persian). Tajik, Iranian Farsi, and Afghan Dari are the three main accents of the Persian language (just like American, British and Australian English).

[radnickmap]

Both are one language, but what makes the tajik accent of persian a single language is that tajik is written in Cyrillic alphabet although the iranian persian is written in perso-arabic alphabet

[jreis]

My Persian friend compared it to Brazilian vs European Portuguese when spoken. Persian vs Tajik

[abdhaigardez]

Ther is one great PERSIAN Language .(dari afgh and tajiki) are made by Britin and Rusian.
Dont waste Ur expencive Time. We all know each other because we are the children of ( Rodaki).

[ckskuo]

Me gustaria aprender Tajiko
Algun canal de youtube que recomienden (un canal que este completamente en Tajiko)

[alguient]

Now I see how to difference are Persian and Tajik. Now I wonder if those languages are intelligible.