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The WesternFarsiLanguage is a PersianLanguage of Iran. SIL code: PES. ISO 639-1: fa. ISO 639-2(B): per. ISO 639-2(T): fas. Population: 22,000,000 in Iran, or 35.92% of the population (1997), including 800,000 Dari in Khorasan, Gilan, Tat, Bakhtiyari, Lor. Population total all countries: 24,280,000. Region: Central and south central Iran. Also spoken in 26 other countries including Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, India, Iraq, Israel, Netherlands, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sweden, Tajikistan. Alternate names: PERSIAN, PARSI. Dialects: QAZVINI, MAHALLATI, HAMADANI, KASHANI, ISFAHANI, SEDEHI, KERMANI, ARAKI, SHIRAZI, JAHROMI, SHAHRUDI, KAZERUNI, MASHADI (MESHED), BASSERI. Comments: The literary language is virtually identical in Iran and Afghanistan, with very minor lexical differences. Zargari may be a dialect used by goldsmiths (also see Balkan Romani in Iran). Dialect shading into Dari in Afghanistan and Tajiki in Tajikistan. National language. Grammar. SOV. All schools use Farsi. Radio programs. Mainly Shi'a Muslim. Bible 1838-1995. Also spoken in: Iraq. (Language name: FARSI, WESTERN.) Population: 227,000 in Iraq (1993), 1.2% of the population (1989). Alternate names: PERSIAN. Comments: Muslim. Bible 1838-1995. Also spoken in: Oman. (Language name: FARSI, WESTERN.) Population: 25,000 in Oman (1993). Alternate names: PERSIAN. Comments: Many women speak only Farsi. Men who go outside the community speak Arabic as second language, and many know 2 or 3 other languages. Shi'a Muslim. Bible 1838-1995. Also spoken in: Qatar. (Language name: FARSI, WESTERN.) Population: 73,000 in Qatar (1993), 23% of the population (1986). Alternate names: PERSIAN. Comments: Muslim. Bible 1838-1995. Also spoken in: Tajikistan. (Language name: FARSI, WESTERN.) Population: 31,000 in Tajikistan (1993 Johnstone), 31% speak it as mother tongue. Alternate names: PERSIAN. Comments: Dialect blending into Tajiki. Not a literary language in Tajikistan. Shi'a Muslim. Bible 1838-1995. Also spoken in: United Arab Emirates. (Language name: FARSI, WESTERN.) Population: 80,000 or 4.9% of population in UAE (1986). Alternate names: PERSIAN. Comments: Merchants, traders. Muslim. Bible 1838-1995.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
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