Members of a local song and dance ensemble dance with tourists in front of the customer service center of Pamir Tourist Area in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. #China #photography #Taxkorgan #Tajik

People dance in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Dancing has been a popular form of entertainment in Taxkorgan, a county situated on the Pamir Plateau in northwest China's Xinjiang. #China #Tajik #dance #photography

Esos ritmos persas que invitan a bailar y yo que bailo menos que un árbol 😅 y aún a pesar que no entiendo nada, desde hace muchos años me ha gustado disfrutar de la música persa (persa tayika), los sonidos, los vestidos típicos de la región, todo me parece fascinante 💙

https://youtu.be/X-WhhMHI7q0

#musica #musicaart #music #musick #musicart #musicdon #musicos #persian #persianart #tajik #tajikistan #tajiskistani #tayikistan #tajiks

#HRW Says Actions By #Kyrgyz , #Tajik Forces In 2022 Conflict 'Likely Amount To #War #Crimes '
https://www.rferl.org/a/kyrgyzstan-tajikistan-border-clashes-war-crimes-hrw/32388720.html#0_8_10089_8766_2710_247918119

Goat-grabbing game is a traditional folk sport widely practiced during festive days in Taxkorgan #Tajik Autonomous County of China's #Xinjiang #Uygur Autonomous Region. The game has been passed down through generations. Riders attempt to grab a processed goatskin while riding yaks in this game.

This areial photo taken on March 19, 2023 shows Nurkerim Duri driving back to Aimin Village after replenishing shop stock in Taxkorgan #Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's #Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

Tajik herdsman in NW China's Xinjiang undergoes life changes after relocation.

The life of herdsman Duri Jarman is closely tied to two places: the village of Ak Toga Langar, nestled deep in the mountains of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, and Aimin Village, located near the county seat.

#Tajik #China #Xinjiang
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Audio Etymologies of the Day

"Light" (brightness) comes from #Proto-Indo-European *leuk- [lɘʊk], something like this:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/light-from-PIE-leuk.wav

*leuk- also developed into words for "day" in Indo-Iranian languages, e.g. #Balochi روچ roʧ, something like this:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-leuk-to-Balochi-roch.wav

#Sanskrit रोचते rochate "shine":
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-leuk-to-Sanskrit-rocate.wav

#Kurdish roʒ:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-leuk-to-Kurdish-roj.wav

#Tajik рӯз, Persian روز ruz:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-leuk-to-Tajik-ruz.wav

@linguistics #audio #etymology #phonetics #EnglishLanguage

Un dedalo di strade per un Afghanistan tra parcellizzazione etnica e unificazione culturale https://radioblackout.org/2020/05/un-dedalo-di-strade-per-un-afghanistan-tra-parcellizzazione-etnica-e-unificazione-culturale/ #L'informazionediBlackout #afghanistan #talebani #pashtun #hazara #Daesh #tajik

Un dedalo di strade per un Afghanistan tra parcellizzazione etnica e unificazione culturale https://radioblackout.org/2020/05/un-dedalo-di-strade-per-un-afghanistan-tra-parcellizzazione-etnica-e-unificazione-culturale/ #L'informazionediBlackout #afghanistan #talebani #pashtun #hazara #Daesh #tajik