Difference between revisions of "Persian"
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| − | '''Persian''' is one of the | + | '''Persian''' is one of the languages of [[Mokshatiana]], and [[Roach-Busters]], as well as the single official language of [[Parthia|The Parthians]]. In Mokshatiana it is used heavily by Muslims and by the Persian community, and is in some cases held in the same regard as Latin in the United States and the United Kingdom. It is also the official language of the Sufi sects of Islam. |
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Nearly all people of Parthia speak Persian or a dialect of it, though standardized Persian is by far the most used in nearly all major cities and is gradually replacing the dialects, such as Gilaki. In the religious field, and in many provinces, people speak different languages in addition to Persian. Parthia, as a Zoroastrian nation, means that most faithful can speak the Avestan language. Individual ethnic groups, like the Azeri, also have an individual language of their own. Parthian Persian differs considerably with normal Persian in the fact that nearly all words adopted from Arabic are replaced by words drawn from Pahlavi and Avestan. | Nearly all people of Parthia speak Persian or a dialect of it, though standardized Persian is by far the most used in nearly all major cities and is gradually replacing the dialects, such as Gilaki. In the religious field, and in many provinces, people speak different languages in addition to Persian. Parthia, as a Zoroastrian nation, means that most faithful can speak the Avestan language. Individual ethnic groups, like the Azeri, also have an individual language of their own. Parthian Persian differs considerably with normal Persian in the fact that nearly all words adopted from Arabic are replaced by words drawn from Pahlavi and Avestan. | ||
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Persian is one of the languages of Mokshatiana, and Roach-Busters, as well as the single official language of The Parthians. In Mokshatiana it is used heavily by Muslims and by the Persian community, and is in some cases held in the same regard as Latin in the United States and the United Kingdom. It is also the official language of the Sufi sects of Islam.
Nearly all people of Parthia speak Persian or a dialect of it, though standardized Persian is by far the most used in nearly all major cities and is gradually replacing the dialects, such as Gilaki. In the religious field, and in many provinces, people speak different languages in addition to Persian. Parthia, as a Zoroastrian nation, means that most faithful can speak the Avestan language. Individual ethnic groups, like the Azeri, also have an individual language of their own. Parthian Persian differs considerably with normal Persian in the fact that nearly all words adopted from Arabic are replaced by words drawn from Pahlavi and Avestan.
Many of the people in Wadj, a nation in the Middle East, speak Persian as their mother tongue, and it, along with Arabic, is the official language. 54% of the population of Wadj is Persian by descent, and it is required that all children in Wadj learn to speak Persian.
