Dari
dialect of the Persian language spoken in Afghanistan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dari (Fārsī-ye Darī) is a dialect of the Persian language. It is the Persian language as spoken in Afghanistan. It is the second official language of Afghanistan,[5] and is widely used by the government and most media agencies. It is mainly spoken by the Tajiks and other minority groups. A small minority also exists in parts of Pakistan closest to these named regions.[6] It is sometimes called Farsi. People in Afghanistan and Iran who speak Persian can understand each other. The name Dari was given to the Persian language at a very early date.[7]
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Dari | |
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دری | |
Pronunciation | [dæˈɾi] |
Native to | Afghanistan |
Region | Central Asia, West Asia, South Asia |
Native speakers | (Spoken by more than 27%, and understood by over 50% of Afghanistan population.[1] Also spoken and understood by around 2.5 million people in Pakistan and Iran with communities who speak Dari as their primary language.[2] cited 1992–2000) to 8–9 million[3] |
Dialects | Kaboli, Mazari, Herati, Badakhshi, Panjshiri, Laghmani, Sistani, Aimaqi, Hazaragi[4] |
Persian alphabet | |
Official status | |
Official language in | Afghanistan |
Regulated by | Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Variously:prs – Dari, Afghan Persianaiq – Aimaqhaz – Hazaragi |
Linguasphere | 58-AAC-ce (Dari) + 58-AAC-cdo & cdp (Hazaragi) + 58-AAC-ck (Aimaq) |
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Historically, Dari was the court language of the Sassanids.[8]