alphabet language written course history adaptation arabic script specifically persian alphabet adaptation latin script adaptation script script specifically referred alphabet written characters arabic script latin script use specific alphabet generally corresponds stages history arabic followed latin short period remains widely alphabet dialect spoken jews traditionally hebrew alphabet today written variant political context post soviet states change writing system debates surrounding closely political themes having adoption latin script supported wish bring country closer adopted latin based alphabet persian alphabet supported religious wish bring country closer iran persian heritage facto standard alphabet generally supported wish maintain status quo distance country russia history result influence islam region written persian alphabet 1920s time language thought separate simply considered dialect persian language soviets began persian alphabet moving latin based system latin script introduced soviet_union effort increase literacy distance time largely population islamic central asia practical considerations regular persian alphabet provide sufficient letters representing system addition difficult learn letter having different forms depending position word decree law april latin variant based work scholars aimed produce unified alphabet despite language literacy campaign successful near universal literacy achieved 1950s script introduced late 1930s alphabet remained end 1980s soviet_union growth nationalism law enacted declaring state language addition law officially persian placing word local persian law called gradual persian arabic alphabet persian alphabet introduced education public life banning slowed adoption word removed state language law facto standard use alphabet small population read persian alphabet variants letters major variants alphabet presented values comparative table persian alphabet variant persian alphabet technically write version versions arabic script exception given unique letters indicated marks latin latin script introduced russian revolution order facilitate increase literacy distance language islamic influence letters found versions latin variant slightly different version jews speaking dialect included extra characters found note switched relative usage turkish alphabet formed basis latin scripts soviet_union unusual character called represents character found common alphabet non slavic languages soviet_union written late 1930s latin alphabet today adoption advocated certain groups script introduced late 1930s replacing latin script october revolution materials published persian persian alphabet banned country alphabet supplemented letters addition thirty letters letters found officially dropped reform letter letters reform changed order alphabet characters following partners etc leading present order suggested letters dropped letters function beginning word iran alphabet includes number letters found russian alphabet period took place appeared times table alphabet standards standards alphabet latin alphabet follows notes table specification database world writing systems standard library congress publications standard geographic names british official use hebrew hebrew alphabet like persian alphabet jewish dialect primarily additionally jewish schools closed use hebrew alphabet outside hebrew fell jewish publications books newspapers began appear alphabet today older jews speak went russian schools know alphabet reading writing sample text samples persian alphabet reference arabic variant letter letter latin script appears follows text persian alphabet pointed persian includes usually written comparative table table comparing different writing systems alphabet latin based standard revised standard arabic letters given stand forms
Tajik alphabet