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Language preferences in Tajikistan: What Does the Search Data Reveal?

Place of publication | Year of publication | Collation:

Bishkek | 2023 | 18 p.

Author:

Navruz Karimov

Region:

Asia and the Pacific

Despite the process of derussification in Tajikistan, the Russian language plays a crucial role in the country’s information space. According to a study by Navruz Karimov, the overwhelming majority of search queries to Google in Tajikistan are made in Russian. This data speaks not only to the lack of useful content in Tajik but also to the poor prospects for the Tajik language.

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