ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn, ðə wˈɜːd fˈɑːɹsi wʌz ɹᵻmˈuːvd fɹʌmðə stˈeɪtlˈæŋɡwɪdʒ lˈɔː.  ðə də fˈæktoʊ stˈændɚd ɪn jˈuːs wʌzðə sɪɹˈɪlɪk ˈælfəbˌɛt ænd , ˈoʊnli ɐ vˈɛɹi smˈɔːl pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən kʊd ɹˈiːd ðə pˈɜːʒən ˈælfəbˌɛt.
In 1999, the word Farsi was removed from the state-language law.  the de facto standard in use was the Cyrillic alphabet and , only a very small part of the population could read the Persian alphabet.