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Hijra Farsi en · PROPN

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  1. A Hindustani-based cant spoken by Muslim hijra and kothi communities in North India and Pakistan.
    • The Farsi that hijras speak has nothing in common with the Farsi spoken by speakers of the Persian language and dialects. Hijra Farsi has more in common with the various codeswitching of communities of sexual minorities across the world. 2022 November 28, Vaibhav Saria, Hijras, Lovers, Brothers: Surviving Sex and Poverty in Rural India, Oxford University Press, →ISBN: