Alternate Names: Parsee
Dialects: None known. Reportedly not inherently intelligible with Parsi-Dari ,, from whom they separated 600–700 years ago. Other reports say they came to India 1,300 years ago. Related to Zoroastrian Dari , in Iran.
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Demographics: 151,000 in India (2000). Population total all countries: 326,000.
Language Use: Also use English [eng].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 90% in English. Most are well educated.
Nation of Origin: India
Other Comments: Ethnic autonym: Parsee. Distinct from Parsi, a dialect of Gujarati ,. Zoroastrian.