1862 (new ed.) XIII. 168 The mass of the agricultural population is made up of Persian-speaking Tajiks.
1910 I. 310/2 The language division between the Parsiwan (or Persian-speaking Afghan) and the Pathan is a very distinct one.
1992 9 May 84/2 Tajikistan, they say, is unlike its neighbours. It is Persian-speaking. Other states speak Turkic languages.