Dari Bible / Afghan Dari Contemporary Translation [Paperback]

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Publication Date: 2008

JUST PUBLISHED IN 2008 Dari Bible / Afghan Dari Contemporary Translation ASIN: B001QVQ91Q Title: Dari Bible / Afghan Dari Contemporary Translation Binding: Paperback Publication date: 2008

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• Paperback: 1322 pages
• Publisher: Bible Society (2008)
• ASIN: B001QVQ91Q
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.9 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
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Dari, in historical terms refers to the Persian court language of the Sassanids. In contemporary usage, the term refers to the dialects of modern Persian language spoken in Afghanistan, and hence known as Afghan Persian in some Western sources. It is the term officially recognized and promoted in 1964 by the Afghan government for the Persian language. As defined in the Constitution of Afghanistan, it is one of the two official languages of Afghanistan; the other is Pashto. Dari is the most widely spoken language in Afghanistan and the mother-tongue of approximately 50% of the population, serving as the country's lingua franca. The Iranian and Afghan dialects of Persian are highly mutually intelligible, with differences found primarily in the vocabulary and phonology.
Dari, spoken in Afghanistan, should not be confused with Dari or Gabri of Iran, a language of the Central Iranian sub-group, spoken in some Zoroastrian communities.