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Western Persian

Western Persian
Farsi
فارسی
Pronunciation [fɒːɾˈsiː]
Native to Iran, Iraq
Region Western Asia
Native speakers
51.6 million (2015)
Dialects Abadani, Araki, Bandari, Esfahani, Karbalai, Kashani, Kermani, Mashhadi, Qazvini, Shirazi, Tehrani, Yazdi
Perso-Arabic script
Official status
Official language in
Iran
Regulated by Academy of Persian Language and Literature
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottolog west2369
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Western Persian or Iranian Persian is the most widely spoken dialect of Persian. It is spoken in Iran and by minorities in Iraq and the Persian Gulf states. It is one of three major dialects of Persian.

Western Persian is also known as Iranian Persian, Farsi,Western Farsi, or simply Persian.



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