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Dari language MP3 New Testament CD, February 6, 2011
This review is from: Dari Language / Version: Good News for a New Age / Dari also known as Eastern Persian, is a historical name for the Persian language and, in contemporary usage refers to the dialects of the Persian language that are spoken in Afghanistan. (MP3 CD)
MP3 New Testametn CD in Dari Language
Language: Dari
Version: Good News for a New Age
Available Option: New Testament - Drama
Dari (Persian: Ø¯Ø±Û DarÄ«, pronounced [dæË^ɾi]) or FÄ'rsÄ«-ye DarÄ« (Persian: Ù'Ø§Ø±Ø³Û Ø¯Ø±Û, [fÉ'Ë'ɾsije dæË^ɾi]) 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 a 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.
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