Iranian Persian
| Western Persian | |
|---|---|
| Farsi | |
| فارسی | |
| Pronunciation | [fɒːɾˈsiː] |
| Native to | Iran, Iraq |
| Region | Western Asia |
Native speakers | 51.6 million (2015)[1] |
| Dialects | Tehrani, Abadani, Araki, Bandari, Esfahani, Karbalai, Kashani, Kermani, Mashhadi, Qazvini, Shirazi, Yazdi |
| Perso-Arabic script | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Iran |
| Regulated by | Academy of Persian Language and Literature |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | pes |
| Glottolog | west2369 |
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Western Persian or Iranian Persian is the most widely spoken dialect of Persian.[2] It is spoken in Iran and by minorities in Iraq and the Persian Gulf states.[2] It is one of three major dialects of Persian.
Western Persian is also known as Iranian Persian, Farsi,[2] Western Farsi, or simply Persian.
References
- ^ Western Persian at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ a b c "Persian". University of Cambridge. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
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