Parsi-Dari

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A language of Iran

ISO 639-3
prd
Alternate Names
Parsee, Parsee-Dari, Parsi
User Population

27,500 (2019). Very few monolinguals.

Location

Scattered.

Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Classification
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Northwestern, Central Iran
Dialects

None known. Reportedly not inherently intelligible with Parsi [prp] of India, Pakistan, and other countries, but linguistically and ethnically related. They diverged 600 to 700 years ago or more. Related to Dari [gbz].

Language Use

Little use of other languages.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Parsi-Dari
Writing

Arabic script, Naskh variant [Arab]. Arabic script, Nastaliq variant [Aran].

Other Comments

Zoroastrian.