Dari, Zoroastrian
A language of Iran
| Population | 11,500 (1999). |
| Region | Yezd and Kerman areas. |
| Alternate names | “Gabar” , “Gabri” , “Yazdi” |
| Dialects | Related to Parsi-Dari [prd], Nâyini [nyq]. |
| Classification | Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Northwestern, Central Iran |
| Language use | Used by Persian Zoroastrians in personal communications as a private language. Also use Western Farsi [pes]. |
| Comments | Different from Dari dialect of Eastern Farsi [prs] of Afghanistan, though both come from Darius, the ancient Emperor, to whom they both relate (‘dar’ is Classical Persian for ‘court’). Many Zoroastrians speak Parsi-Dari and do not know Zoroastrian Dari [gbz]. Zoroastrian. |
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