Dari
| Dari | |
|---|---|
| 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) |
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]
Historically, Dari was the court language of the Sassanids.[8]
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[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ Wahab, Shaista (2006). Beginner's Dari. Hippocrene Books. p. 1. ISBN 978-0-7818-1139-2.
- ↑ "Dari language, alphabet and pronunciation". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2012-08-26.
- ↑ Tajiks 5-6m; Hazaras 3-3.5 m; Aymāqs 3.5-4 m
- ↑ "Iranica, "Afghanistan: v.Languages", Table 11". Archived from the original on 2010-12-08. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
- ↑ "Article Sixteen of the Constitution of Afghanistan". 2004. Archived from the original on October 28, 2013. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
From among the languages of Pashto, Dari, Uzbeki, Turkmani, Baluchi, Pashai, Nuristani, Pamiri (alsana), Arab and other languages spoken in the country, Pashto and Dari are the official languages of the state.
- ↑ Ch. M. Kieffer, "AFGHANISTAN v. Languages", in Encyclopædia Iranica, Online Edition 2010, ([1] Archived 2010-12-08 at the Wayback Machine).
- ↑ G. Lazard, "DARĪ", in Encyclopædia Iranica, Online Edition 2010, ([2] Archived 2010-07-23 at the Wayback Machine).
- ↑ Frye, R.N., "Darī", The Encylcopaedia of Islam, Brill Publications, CD version
