| (documentation ParsiLanguage EnglishLanguage "The ParsiLanguage is a CentralIranianLanguage of India. SIL code: PRP. ISO 639-2: ira. Population: 60,000 to 150,000 in India (1999). Population: total all countries 230,000 or more. Region: Gujarat; Maharashtra. Also reported to be in Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, Germany, Hong Kong, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, southern and western Africa, elsewhere in Europe. Also spoken in Pakistan, United Kingdom, USA. Alternate names: PARSEE. Comments: Parsi is reported to not be inherently intelligible with Parsi-Dari, from whom they separated 600 to 700 years ago or more. Other reports say they came to India 1300 years ago. Related to Dari [GBZ] in Iran. Many are reported to not speak other languages well. 'Parsee' is the name of the ethnic group. Literacy rate in second language: 90% in English. Well educated. Zoroastrian.(extract from http:/ / www.ethnologue.com/ )") |
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| (externalImage ParsiLanguage "http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/ a/ a0/ Persian_Language_Location_Map1.png") |
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| (externalImage ParsiLanguage "http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/ b/ b3/ Persianspeakingworld.png") |
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| (externalImage ParsiLanguage "http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/ e/ e8/ Parsi-navjote-sitting.jpg") |
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| (externalImage ParsiLanguage "http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/ f/ f9/ Parsi-family-in-traditional-costume.jpg") |
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Parsi language is an instance of central iranian language |
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