Alternate Names: Afghan Persian, East Farsi, Farsi, Parsi, Persian, Tajik, Tajiki
Dialects: Darwazi, Tangshew (Tangshuri). Radio Afghanistan broadcasts promote a standardized pronunciation of the literary language based on the old dictional tradition of the country, with archaic phonetic characteristics. Phonological and lexical differences between Iran and Afghanistan cause little difficulty in comprehension. Most Afghan dialects are reportedly more similar to literary Persian than Iranian dialects are. Lexical similarity: 86%–90% among Dari dialects. A member of macrolanguage Persian ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 7,600,000 in Afghanistan (2011 census), increasing. Population total all countries: 9,600,000. Ethnic population: 7,600,000. L2 users: All other language groups have Dari speakers, especially those who live in the city of Kabul.
Language Use: All domains. All ages. Positive attitudes.
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 28%. Taught in primary and secondary schools. Poetry. Magazines. Newspapers. New media. Radio programs. Films. TV. Videos. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 2008.
Spoken In: Afghanistan
Writing System: Arabic
Nation of Origin: Afghanistan
Other Comments: Muslim (Sunni), Muslim (Shi’a).