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The Iranian languages, also called the Iranic languages, [1] [2] are a branch of the Indo-Iranian languages in the Indo-European language family that are spoken natively by the Iranian peoples, predominantly in the Iranian Plateau .
Old Persian is one of the oldest Indo-European languages which are attested in original texts. [10] The oldest date of use of Old Persian as a spoken language is not precisely known.
One of those Middle Iranian languages is Middle Persian, i.e. the middle stage of the language of the Persians, an Iranian people of Persia proper, which lies in the south-western highlands on the border with Babylonia. The Persians called their language Parsig, meaning "Persian".
Persian, 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 .
The following is a list of sovereign states that have Persian as an official language. Persian Linguasphere. Legend. Official language. : Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan. More than 1,000,000 speakers. : Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Russia, United States. Between 500,000–1,000,000 speakers. : Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Iraq.
In Afghanistan, Dari refers to a modern dialect form of Persian that is the standard language used in administration, government, radio, television, and print media. Because of a preponderance of Dari native speakers, who normally refer to the language as Farsi ( فارسی, "Persian"), it is also known as "Afghan Persian" in some Western sources.
May 11, 2024 · Persian language, also called Farsi, 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.
