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Tajik alphabet is stranger than it sounds.

The Tajik language has been written in three alphabets over the course of its history: the original Persian alphabet, a briefly used Roman-based orthography, and—more recently—a Cyrillic-based alphabet that is the off...

Jul 14, 2026
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The Tajik language has been written in three alphabets over the course of its history: the original Persian alphabet, a briefly used Roman-based orthography, and—more recently—a Cyrillic-based alphabet that is the official script in the Republic of Tajikistan.

The Tajik language has been written in three alphabets over the course of its history: the original Persian alphabet, a briefly used Roman-based orthography, and—more recently—a Cyrillic-based alphabet that is the official script in the Republic of Tajikistan.

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tajik_alphabet
  2. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2311554
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