Persian language - Wikipedia
WEBPersian is a pluricentric language predominantly spoken and used officially within Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan in three mutually intelligible standard varieties, namely Iranian Persian (officially known as Persian), Dari Persian (officially known as Dari since 1964), and Tajiki Persian (officially known as Tajik since 1999).
Persian (Farsi) language and alphabet - Omniglot
WEBNative name: فارسی (Fārsī) [fɒːɾˈsiː] Language family: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western Iranian, Southwestern Iranian. Number of speakers: c. 130 million. Spoken in :Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Iraq, Russian and Azerbaijan. First written: 600 BC.
Persian language | History, Countries, & Facts | Britannica
WEB5 days ago · Persian language, member of the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian language family. It is the official language of Iran, and two varieties of Persian known as Dari and Tajik are official languages in Afghanistan and Tajikistan, respectively.
Persian Language | Asia Society
WEBPersian is the first language of about 50 percent of the population in Iran, and is the country's official language. It is the language of government, the media, and school instruction.
Persian | People, Language & Religion | Britannica
WEBPersian, predominant ethnic group of Iran (formerly known as Persia). Although of diverse ancestry, the Persian people are united by their language, Persian (Farsi), which belongs to the Indo-Iranian group of the Indo-European language family. (Dari, a variant of the Persian language, is the lingua.
Persian language - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WEBPersian, also called Farsi, is a Western Iranian language. It is the official language of Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan. It is also spoken by many people in Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan and other neighbouring countries and by immigrants from Central Asia in Russia.
Persian language - Wikiwand
WEBPersian, also known by its endonym Farsi or Parsi, is a Western Iranian language belonging to the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian subdivision of the Indo-European languages. Persian is a pluricentric language predominantly spoken and used officially within Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan in three mutually intelligible standard varieties ...
Iranian Persian - Wikipedia
WEBIranian Persian ( Persian: فارسی ایرانی, romanized : Fârsi-ye Irâni ), [2] [3] Western Persian [4] or Western Farsi, [5] natively simply known as Persian ( Persian: فارسی, romanized : Fârsi ), refers to the varieties of the Persian language spoken in Iran and by minorities in neighboring countries, as well as by Iranian communities throughout th...
Persian language - Wikiwand
WEBPersian, also called Farsi, is a Western Iranian language. It is the official language of Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan. It is also spoken by many people in Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan and other neighbouring countries and by immigrants from Central Asia in Russia.
History of Persian – Persian Languages and Literature at UCSB
WEBHistory of Persian Language. The history of the Persian language is divided into three eras: Old Persian (ca. 525 BC- 300 BC), Middle Persian (c. 300 BC- 800 AD), and Modern Persian (800 AD to the present day).
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