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A language of
Afghanistan
Location
Widespread.
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Australia
Language Name
Dari
User Population
30,400 in Australia (2016 census).
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Belgium
Language Name
Dari
User Population
6,510 in Belgium (2020 census), based on nationality.
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Germany
Language Name
Dari
User Population
68,000 in Germany (2020 census), based on nationality.
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Iran
Language Name
Dari
User Population
391,000 in Iran (2019).
Location
South Khorasan province.
Alternate Names
Afghan Persian
Language Status
5* (Dispersed).
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Pakistan
Language Name
Dari
User Population
284,000 in Pakistan (2018).
Location
Khyber Pakhtunkwa province: southeast Chitral, Shishi Koh valley, Madaglasht village; Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Rawalpindi, and other large cities.
Alternate Names
Afghan Persian, Badakhshi, Madaglashti
Language Status
5* (Dispersed).
Language Use
Most also use Khowar [khw]. Most also use Urdu [urd]. Some also use Gujari [gju]. Some also use Northern Pashto [pbu]. Used as L2 by Hazaragi [haz].
Other Comments
Non-indigenous. Madaglasht community in Chitral came from Badakhshan, Afghanistan 200 years ago. Other communities in Pakistan are primarily refugees or settlers from Afghanistan. Muslim.
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Sweden
Language Name
Dari
User Population
12,300 in Sweden (2020 census), based on nationality.
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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