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What is Persian?

April 26, 2017Persian

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What is Persian?

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Persian is an old Indo-Iranian language in the larger family of Indo-European languages which includes Hindi, English, Urdu, French, Russian, Spanish, German, etc. Today it is the official language of Iran (Persia), Afghanistan, and Tajikstan. Throughout Middle East’s history Persian has been a very important language. It was an official language of the Ottoman government (1453-1920). This meant that Persian documents were used to carry out official government business throughout Ottoman territory, from Morocco to Palestine, to Greece, Albania, and Budapest. Going back further, Persian merchants founded the city of Kilwa in Zanzibar (today’s Tanzania), around 950AD (more than 1050 years ago). There have always been Persian speaking communities on the Arabian Peninsula all the way to Yemen. There have been poets writing in Persian in Northern India for centuries. And today there are Persian communities in many other parts of the globe including in Los Angeles. How did Persian evolve? Th