Hijra Farsi

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Hijra Farsi

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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.

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@misc{hijra_farsi_2026,
  title = {Hijra Farsi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hijra%20farsi},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}