Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Dari (Persian: دری [dæˈɾiː]) or Dari Persian (Persian: فارسی دری [fɒːɾsije dæˈɾiː]) is a name given to the New Persian language at a very early date and widely attested in Arabic and Persian texts since the 10th century. Since 1964, Dari is the official name for the Persian language in Afghanistan. Dari Persian spoken in Afghanistan is an archaic form of the New Persian language descended from the courtly language of the Sassanian Empire and is thus more akin to the Middle Persian language than the dialects spoken in Iran or the Tajik dialect of Central Asia.Dari Persian can be classified linguistically as a continuation of Middle Persian, the official religious and literary language of the Sassanian Empire (224-651 CE), itself a continuation of Old Persian, the language of the Achaemenids (550–330 BC). In historical usage, Dari refers to the Middle Persian court language of the Sassanids.In Afghanistan, Dari refers to a modern dialect form of Persian that is the standard language used in administration, government, radio, television, and print media. Because of a preponderance of Dari native speakers, who normally refer to the language as Fārsi (فارسی; "Persian"), it is also known as Afghan Persian in some Western sources. Dari is the term officially recognized and promoted since 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 native language of approximately 50% of the population, serving as the country's lingua franca. The Iranian and Afghan types 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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- Dari_(Persian_dialect) abstract "Dari (Persian: دری [dæˈɾiː]) or Dari Persian (Persian: فارسی دری [fɒːɾsije dæˈɾiː]) is a name given to the New Persian language at a very early date and widely attested in Arabic and Persian texts since the 10th century. Since 1964, Dari is the official name for the Persian language in Afghanistan. Dari Persian spoken in Afghanistan is an archaic form of the New Persian language descended from the courtly language of the Sassanian Empire and is thus more akin to the Middle Persian language than the dialects spoken in Iran or the Tajik dialect of Central Asia.Dari Persian can be classified linguistically as a continuation of Middle Persian, the official religious and literary language of the Sassanian Empire (224-651 CE), itself a continuation of Old Persian, the language of the Achaemenids (550–330 BC). In historical usage, Dari refers to the Middle Persian court language of the Sassanids.In Afghanistan, Dari refers to a modern dialect form of Persian that is the standard language used in administration, government, radio, television, and print media. Because of a preponderance of Dari native speakers, who normally refer to the language as Fārsi (فارسی; "Persian"), it is also known as Afghan Persian in some Western sources. Dari is the term officially recognized and promoted since 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 native language of approximately 50% of the population, serving as the country's lingua franca. The Iranian and Afghan types 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.".