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This file was derived from: Map of Languages (in Districts) in Afghanistan.jpg by Le Behnam who gave the following references Based on ethnic data from AIMS and this map from the National Atlas of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (Warsaw: Geokart Organization for Surveying and Cartography, 1985, ISBN 83-00-02327-5), p. 29
Afghanistan is a linguistically-diverse nation, with upwards of 40 distinct languages spoken, though many of these are localized dialects and/or endangered. [3] [ Note 1] Today, Dari and Pashto are two of the most prominent languages spoken, and have shared official status under the various Afghani governments.
Dari is the official language for approximately 35 million people in Afghanistan [14] and it serves as the common language for inter-ethnic communication in the country. [15] As defined in the 2004 Constitution of Afghanistan, Dari is one of the two official languages of Afghanistan; the other is Pashto. [16]
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Dari, also known as Dari Persian, is one of the two official languages of Afghanistan. The Hazaras are one of the most persecuted groups in Afghanistan. [ 24 ] More than half of the Hazara population was massacred by the Emirate of Afghanistan between 1888 and 1893 , [ 25 ] and they have faced persecution at various times over the past decades ...
It is an eastern variety of Persian and closely related to Dari, one of the two official Languages of Afghanistan. The primary differences between Dari and Hazaragi are the accents [7] and Hazaragi's greater array of many Turkic and Mongolic words and loanwords [8] [9] [10] [5] Despite these differences, the two dialects are mutually ...
The main language spoken throughout the province is Pashto. [4] Dari and Balochi is also understood by some, especially in the city of Kandahar where learning of Dari as a second language is promoted in public schools. [59] A gathering of tribal leaders in Kandahar.
Middle Persian/Dari spread around the Oxus River region, Afghanistan, and Khorasan after the Arab conquests and during Islamic-Arab rule. [3] [4] The replacement of the Pahlavi script with the Arabic script in order to write the Persian language was done by the Tahirids in 9th century Khorasan. [5]