Global InformationDari information
| Dari | |
|---|---|
| Afghan Persian, Eastern Persian | |
| دری | |
 Dari in Perso-Arabic script (Nastaʿlīq style) | |
| Pronunciation | [d̪ɐˈɾiː] |
| Native to | Afghanistan |
| Speakers | L1: 10 million (2017)[1] L2: 21 million (2022)[1] |
Language family | Indo-European
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| Dialects |
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Writing system | Persian alphabet |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Afghanistan |
| Regulated by | Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | prs |
| Glottolog | dari1249 |
Dari (/ˈdɑːri, ˈdæ-/; endonym: دری [d̪ɐˈɾiː]), also known as Dari Persian (فارسی دری, Fārsī-yi Darī, [fʌːɾˈsiːjɪ d̪ɐˈɾiː] or Fārsī-ye Darī, [fʌːɾˈsiːjɛ d̪ɐˈɾiː]), is the variety of the Persian language spoken in Afghanistan.[4][5] Dari is the term officially recognised and promoted since 1964 by the Afghan government for the Persian language;[6][7] it is known as Afghan Persian or Eastern Persian in many Western sources.[8][9][10][11] The decision behind renaming the local variety of Persian was more political than linguistic to support an Afghan state narrative.[12] Apart from a few basics of vocabulary, there is little difference between formal written Persian of Afghanistan and Iran; the languages are mutually intelligible.[13] Dari is the official language for 35 million Afghans in Afghanistan[14] and it serves as the lingua franca for interethnic communications in Afghanistan.[citation needed]
As defined in the 2004 Constitution of Afghanistan, Dari (Farsi) is one of the two official languages of Afghanistan; the other is Pashto.[15] Dari is the most widely spoken language in Afghanistan and the native language of approximately 25–55%[9][16][17][18] of the population.[17] Dari serves as the lingua franca of the country and is understood by up to 78% of the population.[19]
Dari served as the preferred literary and administrative language among non-native speakers, such as the Pashtuns and Mughals, for centuries before the rise of modern nationalism. Also, like Iranian Persian and Tajiki Persian, Dari Persian is a continuation of Middle Persian, the official religious and literary language of the Sassanian Empire (224–651 AD), itself a continuation of Old Persian, the language of the Achaemenids (550–330 BC).[20][21] In historical usage, Dari refers to the Middle Persian court language of the Sassanids.[22]
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- ^ a b "Afghanistan". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. 8 July 2010. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
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- ^ Library, International and Area Studies. "LibGuides: Dari Language: Language History". guides.library.illinois.edu. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ Green, Nile; Arbabzadah, Nushin (2013). Afghanistan in Ink: Literature Between Diaspora and Nation. Hurst. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-84904-204-8.
- ^ "Kāboli". Encyclopaedia Iranica. Archived from the original on 29 April 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
Persian in Afghanistan is generally called fārsi by Persian-speakers and pārsi in Pashto. The standard written Persian of Afghanistan has officially been called Dari since 1964; apart from a few basics of vocabulary, however (and more Indo-Persian calligraphic styles in the Perso-Arabic script), there is little difference between formal written Persian of Afghanistan and of Iran. The term "Dari" is often loosely used for the characteristic spoken Persian of Afghanistan, but is best restricted to formal spoken registers (poetry, speeches, newscasts, and other broadcast announcements).
- ^ "South Asia :: Afghanistan". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 4 January 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ "The Afghans – Language Use". United States: Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL). 30 June 2002. Archived from the original on 4 May 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
- ^ "Afghanistan v. Languages". Ch. M. Kieffer. Encyclopædia Iranica, online ed. Archived from the original on 29 April 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
Persian (2) is the most spoken languages in Afghanistan. The native tongue of twenty five percent of the population ...
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- ^ "The World Factbook". 15 October 2013. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
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