Persian Language
Spoken language
Persian, also known by its endonym Farsi or Parsi, is a Western Iranian language belonging to the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian subdivision of the Indo-European languages. Wikipedia
Language families: Iranian languages, Indo-European languages, Indo-Iranian languages, and more
Early forms: Old Persian: Middle Persian > Early New Persian
Official language in: Iran; Afghanistan (as Dari); Tajikistan (as Tajik); Russia: Dagestan (as Tat);
Speakers: L1: 72 million (2017–2021); L2: 38 million (2021–2022); Total (L1+L2): 130 million
Standard forms: Iranian Persian; Afghan Persian; Tajik Persian