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, 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. 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.
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. Also spoken and understood by around 2.5 million people in Pakistan and Iran with communities who speak Dari as their primary language. cited 1992–2000) to 8–9 million |
Dialects | Kaboli, Mazari, Herati, Badakhshi, Panjshiri, Laghmani, Sistani, Aimaqi, Hazaragi |
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) |
Historically, Dari was the court language of the Sassanids.
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