|
|
|
Farsi language resources
Farsi is spoken on a daily basis in: Oman, Sweden, United Arab Emirates, Iran, Iraq
Farsi-->
-->
-->
-->
Additional background on
Farsi
"Farsi" redirects here. For other uses, see Farsi (disambiguation).
Persian is an Indo-European language spoken in Iran (Persia), Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Bahrain, Iraq, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Southern Russia, neighboring countries, and elsewhere. It is derived from the language of the ancient Persian people. It is part of the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian language family.
Prior to British colonization of south Asia, Persian was also widely used as a second language in the Indian subcontinent; it took prominence as the language of culture and education in several Muslim courts in the subcontinent throughout the Middle Ages and became the "official language" under the Mughal emperors. Only in 1842 did the British force the subcontinent to begin conducting business in English instead of the traditional Persian.[1] Evidence of its former rank in the region can still be seen by the extent of its influence on Hindi, Bengali, Sindhi language, and Urdu, as well as the popularity that Persian literature still enjoys in the region. Persian and its dialects have official-language status in Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan. According to CIA World Factbook, based on old data, there are 71 million native speakers of Persian in Iran [1], Afghanistan [2], Tajikistan [3] and Uzbekistan [4] and there are about the same number other peoples who can speak Persian throughout the world. It belongs to the Indo-European language family, and is of the Subject Object Verb type. UNESCO was asked to select Persian as one of its languages in 2006.[5]
Farsi
What are the most spoken languages on earth?
All data is derived from UNESCO.
|
|
Home
About
Contribute
Contact
Languages
Most spoken
By country
People
African
Asian
North American
Pacific
South American
Rainforests
Mission
Introduction
Characteristics
Biodiversity
The Canopy
Forest Floor
Forest Waters
Indigenous People
Deforestation
Consequences
Saving Rainforests
Country Profiles
Works Cited
Deforestation Stats
Pictures
Books
For kids
Tropical fish
|
|