ɐdˈɪʃənəli, sˈɪns nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi, wˌɛn dʒˈuːɪʃ skˈuːlz wɜː klˈoʊzd ɪn sˈɛntɹəl ˈeɪʒə, ðə jˈuːs ʌvðə hˈiːbɹuː ˈælfəbˌɛt aʊtsˈaɪd hˈiːbɹuː lˈɪɾɜːdʒi fˈɛl ˌɪntʊ dɪsjˈuːs ænd bʌkˈɑːɹɹiən dʒˈuːɪʃ pˌʌblɪkˈeɪʃənz sˈʌtʃ ɐz bˈʊks ænd nˈuːzpeɪpɚz bɪɡˈæn tʊ ɐpˈɪɹ jˈuːzɪŋ ðə tˈædʒɪk sɪɹˈɪlɪk ˈælfəbˌɛt.
Additionally, since 1940, when Jewish schools were closed in Central Asia, the use of the Hebrew Alphabet outside Hebrew liturgy fell into disuse and Bukharian Jewish publications such as books and newspapers began to appear using the Tajik Cyrillic Alphabet.