Persians

:This article is about the ethnic Persians (Iranians) of Iran. For information about Central Asian Persians see Tajiks. For the ancient empire, see Persian Empire.

Persian language

Main article: Persian language.

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The Persian language, is one of the world's oldest languages still in use today. It is called Farsi in Iran and Dari or Tajiki to the east of Iran. It is part of the Iranian sub-section of the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Persian-speakers are today in the majority in Iran, Tajikistan, and possibly Afghanistan, and form a large minority in Uzbekistan as well. Smaller groups of Persian speakers are found in western Pakistan and western China, as well as in Bahrain and Iraq.

Related Topics:
Farsi - Dari - Tajiki - Iranian - Indo-Iranian - Indo-European - Iran - Tajikistan - Afghanistan - Uzbekistan - Pakistan - China - Bahrain - Iraq

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