Persian (Farsi)

Indo-European (Iranian)110 million totalPerso-Arabic

RegionIran/Afghanistan/Tajikistan

FamilyIndo-European (Iranian)

Speakers110 million total

ScriptPerso-Arabic

TypeAbjad

About Persian (Farsi)

One of the oldest languages with continuous literary tradition. Written right-to-left but belongs to the same family as English. Has influenced Urdu, Turkish, and many Central Asian languages. The language of Rumi, one of historys greatest poets.

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