... served in the army in other parts of the Soviet Union said that the language used in the army was Russian. Time in the army, then, had little impact on their proficiency in Tajik. Six of the eight ... 30, though the majority (27 out of 40) was under the age of 24. Table 19 summarizes the distribution of the sample among the proficiency categories. Table 19: Proficiency Levels of Men and ... other factors that did not fit into the previous sections divided by age. These include the use of Tajik within the community of Lyangar, the role of Khorogh in Tajik exposure, and the use of...