Persian |
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Pronunciation | [fɒːɾˈsiː] |
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Native to | Iran
Afghanistan(as Dari) Tajikistan(as Tajik) Uzbekistan Iraq Pakistan Bahrain
Azerbaijan |
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Native speakers | 60 million (2009) (110 million total speakers) |
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Writing system | Arabic (Persian alphabet) Cyrillic (Tajik alphabet) Hebrew script Persian Braille |
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Official language in | Iran Afghanistan Tajikistan |
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Recognised minority language in | Iraq Uzbekistan Pakistan Azerbaijan Bahrain Bulgaria Greece Israel Portugal Romania Russia Turkey United Arab Emirates Kuwait |
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Regulated by | Academy of Persian Language and Literature (Iran) Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan |
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ISO 639-1 | fa |
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ISO 639-2 | per (B) fas (T) |
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ISO 639-3 | fas – inclusive code Individual codes: pes – Western Persian prs – Eastern Persian tgk – Tajiki aiq – Aimaq bhh – Bukharic haz – Hazaragi jpr – Dzhidi phv – Pahlavani deh – Dehwari jdt – Juhuri ttt – Caucasian Tat |
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Linguasphere | 58-AAC (Wider Persian) > 58-AAC-c (Central Persian) |
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Approximate extent of the Persian language area. Map includes all three dialects of Persian. |
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