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UCLA Language Materials Tajik Language Profile Tajik is spoken by about 4 million people in the Republic of Tajikistan as well as in adjoining areas of Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan (Grimes 1992). Tajik is so closely related to the Persian spoken in Iran and Afghanistan that Tajik is sometimes considered as a dialect of Persian. Tajik has taken a separate course of development compared to the Persian languages in Iran and can only be understood by a speaker of Teheran Persian with great difficulty. www.lmp.ucla.edu /profiles/proft01.htm

Pakistan Bethany profiles The people come from such varied ethnic backgrounds as the Dravidians, Indo-Aryans, Greeks, Scythians, Huns, Arabs, Mongols, Persians, and Afghani. The Afghani Tajik are an Indo-Iranian people who have light skin and black hair. The dominant religion of Pakistan is Islam, which is embraced by about 97% of the people. www.acts.edu /oldmissions/Pakistan3.htm

Tajik-land Tajiks also venerate Firdausi, a poet and composer of the Shah-nameh (Book of Kings), the Persian national epic, and Omar Khayyam, of Rubaiyat fame, both born in present-day Iran but at a time when it was in the same empire as Tajikistan. The Tajiks (Persian in Central Asia) produced some of history's most important thinkers. The land of Tajiks, as an Indo-European speaking people, is in the territory known since ancient times as Bactria, Maverannahr, the Parthian Kingdom and the Kingdom of Kharazm, the Kingdom of the Samanids and the states of Seleucids, Tamerlane, the Bukhara Emirate and the Kokand (Qoqand) Khanate once flourished in this region. www.geocities.com /tajikland

People.Tajik.shtm The name Tajik refers to the traditionally sedentary Caucasoid people who speak a form of Persian called Tajik in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan and who speak the modern Persian language in Afghanistan. The Tajiks were the heirs and transmitters of the Central Asian sedentary culture that diffused in prehistoric times from the Iranian plateau into an area extending roughly from the Caspian Sea to the borders of China. In the late 20th century there were more than 3,600,000 Tajiks in Tajikistan and more than 1,000,000 in Uzbekistan. www.sabawoon.com /afghanpedia/People.Tajik.shtm

THE TAJIK CONUNDRUN   The main problem with this definition is that Tajiki is a Persian language, which would make any Persian speaker, such as those from Iran or Afghanistan, a Tajik. For details about the Tajik civil war, see Olivier Roy, “The Civil War in Tajikistan: Causes and Implications,” A Report of the Study Group on the Prospects for Conflict and Opportunities for Peacemaking in the Southern Tier of Former Soviet Republics, United States Institute of Peace, Washington, DC, December 1993, pp. Motorized Division and border guards, who have been directly involved on the side of the “old guard” apparatchiks since the beginning of the civil war. www.isanet.org /noarchive/entessar.html

Persian or Fársi? - an article by: Dr. Ali Moslehi Moslehabadi Among this "most" people, many know the Persians link to other Indo-European (Aryan) people living throughout the world and still many of the rest, mix up Persians with Arabs and the latter is not their fault nor ours. It's usual that for most people around the world, Persian is equal to Iranian when referring to a specific people living in or originated from a very famous and historical country called once Persia and nowadays Iran. Exactly the same is for Persian (originated from Persia, and not Fars which has never been a country nor nation/people in English language). www.persiandirect.com /articles/2004/july/id_00001.htm

Persian or Fársi? - an article by: Dr. Ali Moslehi Moslehabadi Among this "most" people, many know the Persians link to other Indo-European (Aryan) people living throughout the world and still many of the rest, mix up Persians with Arabs and the latter is not their fault nor ours. It's usual that for most people around the world, Persian is equal to Iranian when referring to a specific people living in or originated from a very famous and historical country called once Persia and nowadays Iran. Exactly the same is for Persian (originated from Persia, and not Fars which has never been a country nor nation/people in English language). www.persiandirect.com /articles/2004/july/id_00001.htm

Learn Persian - Persian Books, Courses and Software The country is Iran, its people are Iranians, but the language is Persian, also known as Farsi. Modern Persian is spoken by more than 30 million people in Iran and 5 million people in Afganistan. Persian learners can also come away from the book with tools needed to proceed on their own in maintaining and improving reading skills. www.multilingualbooks.com /persian.html   (3333 words)

Persian Culture Night Takes To MCC Stage - Daily Nexus Online Third-year global studies major and Persian club member Hiyadeh Boloorchi said the music and dance are a good way to show traditional Persian culture that most people at UCSB, even some second-generation Persian-Americans, would not have access to. “Most people think of Persians and think they are Arab, but they’re not,” Khachi said. “We’re having the Persian Culture Night to get people at UCSB who are not familiar with the Persian culture to get to learn something about it,” Persian Club President Steve Khachi said. www.ucsbdailynexus.com /news/2003/5267.html   (3333 words)

Tajiks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia While one theory, popularly accepted among the Tajiks themselves, traces the word to the Persian word " taj," meaning "crown," another ascribes its origin to the word " tazi," which was originally applied to Iranian-speaking Central Asians that had converted to Islam. "Central Asian Jews." ( http://www.eki.ee/books/redbook/asian_jews.shtml) from The Red Book of the Peoples of the Russian Empire. Tajiks are the principal ethnic group in most of Tajikistan, as well as in northeastern Afghanistan and the Afghan cities of Kabul, Mazar-e-Sharif, and Herat. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tajik_people   (3333 words)

Fine Art Gallery: mythology Two persons in boat Zakharov artworks mythology :: etching :: mythological :: mystique :: mystical :: mystic :: myth :: mythic :: figurative :: original art :: Ukrainian artist :: illustration :: people :: modern :: semi abstract :: legs :: going man :: pattern :: flying star :: Spider art :: Taming unicorn. Landscape, mythology, mythological, fantastic creatures, figurative, nude man, people, nude woman, unreal, mythic hero, ancient world, hills, high trees, green, summer evening, traditions, white animal, domestic, wild, ritual, original art, Ukrainian artist, shepherd mythology, etching, mythological, mystique, mystical, mystic, myth, mythic, figurative, original art, Ukrainian artist, illustration, people, modern, semi abstract, legs, going man, pattern, flying starSpider art, etchingTaming unicorn. www.artmam.ru /-933-1-27-0--.htm   (529 words)

Arutz 7 In Esther 3:8, the anti-Semitic Haman, Grand Vizier of the Persian Empire, tells Persian King Ahasuerus that, “There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among all the peoples... This practice originates from the fact that an extra day was prescribed for the Jews of Shushan (the modern Susa, one of the Persian Empire's four capitals) to defend themselves against their enemies. Their laws are different from those of every people, neither do they keep the king's laws. www.israelnationalnews.com /print.php3?what=news&id=58914   (529 words)

The Politics of History in Tajikistan However, the main source of grievances and misfortunes of the Tajik people was identified with the pernicious activities of a readily recognizable 'other'. A number of Tajik experts adhere to a different theory which implies that the word 'Tajik' originated from the Persian 'Taj' (meaning 'crown') and that as early as the eighth century, Iranians of Mawarannahr, especially in the mountainous areas, called themselves Tajiks, that is, the 'Crown Headed'. They are imbued with the 'Tajik Idea', and all their conquests and territorial acquisitions are regarded as a mission to bring unity, prosperity, and security to the ancient Aryan land: "The Samanid epoch is comparable to European Renaissance in its significance to the Tajik people. www.fas.harvard.edu /~asiactr/haq/200101/0101a003.htm   (529 words)

LLRX -- Researching Tajik Law:  A Guide to Tajik Law System Tajiks is a nation of Persian origin, the most ancient one in Central Asia. The local representative authority in viloyat-s, nohiya-s and shahr-s is the assembly of people's deputies, which is chaired by the chairman. As of January 1, 2000 the population of Tajikistan consisted of 6,105.300 people, out of which 48% were men and 52% were women. www.llrx.com /features/tajik.htm   (529 words)

Tajik_art The earliest known distinctive style of Tajik (Persian) painting dates back to the Seljuk period (11th-13th Century), which is often referred to as the "Baghdad School". In the 20's the publication of the first political and propaganda posters and illustrated books in the Tajik language as well as the organization of professional training in oil painting, drawing and round sculpture were all connected with Samarqand, one of the Tajiks major culture canters. The following ten years have turned out to be the most fruitful in the field of Tajik pictorial art. www.geocities.com /tajik_art/fine_art.html   (529 words)

Tajik Nuri explained that repatriation figures had declined because, among other things, it was winter and people were concerned about their prospective security in Tajikistan, adding that perhaps a commission could be set up to evaluate the security situation in major repatriation destinations, including perhaps the establishment of neutral protected zones. 1 Tajik, the state language of Tajikistan since 1989, belongs to the western Iranian language group and is similar to the Persian spoken in Iran. Borhani and Hakhnazar abruptly acknowledged that the Tajik opposition had "temporarily stopped repatriation." The leaders explained that the opposition had instituted a "ban" on repatriation out of concern that people who return to Tajikistan either would be killed or otherwise suffer. www.hrw.org /hrw/reports/1996/Tajik.htm   (529 words)

Proletarians of All Lands, Comrade Workers! — Various Subjects: The Military Writings and Speeches of Leon Trotsky: Volume 3 By the will of the working people, Soviet power has been organised in Persia, and this has set about creating a Persian Red Army on the lines on which Russia’s Red Army was formed, in order to destroy the enslavers of the Persian people. During the last fifteen years the Persian working people have fought stubbornly for their freedom. The Revolutionary War Council of the Persian Red Army, which is now fighting against foreign and domestic oppression, has sent the following message of greeting to our Red Army. www.marxists.org /archive/trotsky/works/1920-mil/ch110.htm   (529 words)

Nowruz March 20, 2005 Traditions, Haft Seen, E-Cards, History & Recipes It is also celebrated as the new year by people descended from Persian and Iranian ancestors. It is a time of great joy and family celebrations that are shared by people of all faiths in many countries that trace their history back through the centuries to the ancient Mesopotamian civilization and the Persian Empire. Nowruz is the beginning of the year for the people of Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Tajikistan and a few of the Asian republics of the former Soviet Union. www.chiff.com /home_life/holiday/nowruz.htm   (529 words)

Norooz Persian people were amazed at their King's power and showered him with jewels and treasures. The Persian New Year (Norouz=new day) is celebrated on the first day of spring and is tied to the spring equinox. The great poet Ferdowsi recounts that for 300 years the people knew nothing of death, hardship or sadness and the demons were chained as slaves. www.zan.org /new_year.html   (529 words)

New Year Celebrations Around the World All over the world, people welcome the new year for it is one of the oldest of all holidays. It is a time to reflect on the past and envision a future, perhaps, in a world where people live together in harmony. Sometimes this is because people in different parts of the world use different calendars. edtech.kennesaw.edu /Jerrie/WebQuest/Kathie/NewYear.html   (529 words)

On Lisa Rein's Radar: November 30, 2002 Archives The Anglo-Persian Oil Company did not like Gulf's actions, but they were even more dismayed to learn that Gulf couldn't be told to just go to hell. But they won't die altogether because of the record company back lists of music, because peer-to-peer doesn't do a very good job of self-organizing, and indicating what is important, and because people won't take tablet computers with them to the bathroom. The trick to guerrilla or terrorist campaigns is to not care what people think, but in the end, Sony (just one example) cares what people think. www.onlisareinsradar.com /archives/2002/11/30/index.php   (529 words)

Dari language Tadjik, Persian are the closest relatives; Pashto and Baluchi are the closest neighbours. Dari, Persian and Tadjik languages all come from one source (Classical Persian), but historically the territory of modern Afghanistan was included in the region where some peculiarities in comparison with the literature Persian appeared, so that's how Dari now differs more from Persian than from Tadjik. Since the Middle Ages Dari (or Farsi Kabuli, another name for it) has been widely used as the language of the educated classes of people. www.geocities.com /indoeurop/tree/iran/dari.html   (529 words)

Persian Feminine Names Persian was popular both as the language of ordinary people and as a language with a rich and varied literature. The following are names of Persian poetesses and royal ladies from the end of the Timurid dynasty and beginning of the Safavid dynasty. Perry, John R., "Persian during the Safavid Period: Sketch for an Etat de Langue," in Safavid Persia: The History and Politics of an Islamic Society, ed. www.ellipsis.cx /~liana/names/persian.html   (588 words)

Hui However, even today, Hui people in Hunan use certain Arabic and Persian words in their daily contact with other Hui. Although the Hui people have used Chinese as their main means of communication for centuries, classical Qu'ranic Arabic is used in the mosques, although for many worshippers it is probably just intoned rather than understood. Unlike the Turkic communities, the Hui are not concentrated in one part of the country but are spread throughout the whole of the PRC with substantial communities in the major cities. www.thinkwow.com /surgeup/hui.htm   (1797 words)

Persian Iranian Language (Farsi) at Best Iran Travel.com Modern Persian is spoken by over 40 million people in Iran and another 5 million in Afghanistan. Persian (Farsi) is the national language of Iran. Persian is one of the world's oldest languages, a well-recognized tongue as early as the 6th century B.C www.bestirantravel.com /culture/language.html   (1797 words)

Sibyls and Prophets The former did in fact foresee the coming of Christ for the people of Israel. The latter, although belonging to the pagan world, are represented here because of their prophetic gifts, in this way extending the wait for Redemption from the chosen people to all mankind. Prophets and Sibyls seated on monumental thrones are alternated along the long sides, while the short sides are dominated by the figures of Zachariah and, above the altar, of Jonah (Jonah 1,2), who has a pre-eminent position inasmuch as he is the prefiguration of Christ (Matthew 12,38-40; 16,1-4; Luke 11,29-30). mv.vatican.va /3_EN/pages/CSN/CSN_Volta_SibProf.html   (140 words)

patience.txt Thus they endured it all with astonishing patience, and the people wondered at those strangers in their midst who were neither distressed nor terrified as the others were, and who continued to offer praise day and night. Say: Sow not, O people, the seeds of dissension amongst men, and contend not with your neighbor. Patiently and calmly ponder thou upon the resplendent signs and the sublime words, and all that hath been revealed in these days, that haply thou mayest fathom the mysteries that are hid in the Books, and mayest strive to guide His servants. chiron.valdosta.edu /whuitt/religion/bahai/uhjnsa/patience.txt   (10698 words)

Persian Masculine Names in the Nafah.ât al-uns - Ursula Whitcher, alias Ursula Georges The given names are uniformly Arabic in origin; this could be an artefact of the data, since the men in question were prominent religious figures, but it could also reflect a broader trend in Persian naming. In some cases, a particular name could serve as a given name or a title in different contexts: originally, the caliph granted names like `Alâ' al-Dîn "excellence of the faith" and Bahâ' al-Dîn "brilliance of the faith" to rulers and important civil servants, but today these names are also used by ordinary people. However, I hope this article will still be useful to people interested in historical names. www.doomchicken.net /~ursula/sca/onomastics/nafahat   (578 words)

Persian and Arabic names In times past the people of Persia had no surnames, but in many instances they were known by the name of the district, city, town, or even the village from which they came: for example, KhurásánĂ­, MázindaránĂ­, TihránĂ­, IsfahánĂ­, and ShĂ­rázĂ­. At the time that most of the people were unschooled and illiterate, relatively few individuals were able to read and write and do arithmetic. Persians of the nineteenth century did not use surnames. bahai-library.com /?file=wilmette_persian_arabic_names   (864 words)

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