It belongs to the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European language family, which we spoke about HERE.
More than 60 million people are native speakers of this language, and they are distributed across Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Oman, the Arab Emirates and India, as well as members of the Persian diaspora.
The ISO and the Academy of Persian [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Afghanistan’
The Persian Language
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009The Pashto Language
Friday, November 13th, 2009Spoken by the Khan’s or Pashtuns (inhabiting Afghanistan and the west of Pakistan) as well as by groups in India, it is one of the official languages of Afghanistan, along with Dari.
With regards to the linguistic history of Pashto, it comes from the Indo-European language of families, discussed HERE, and more specifically forms part of [...]
Dari
Friday, November 6th, 2009An apocope of “courtly Persian,” fārsi-ye dari is, along with Pashto, one of the principal Persian languages spoken contemporarily in Afghanistan (especially in the capital and the southern and western regions).
This language is also known as “Persian,” “Persawan,” or “Afghan Persian.”
Over half the population are native speakers of this language, and it is the principal [...]
The Role of Interpreters in Afghanistan
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009I recently posted on how the US government is addressing a shortage of translators and interpreters in its efforts in the Middle East, most notably Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Today, Joshua Foust in the New York Times gives us a glimpse into the reality of how interpreters work with the military in these countries. The stories are [...]
U.S. Government Looking for More Translators
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009As reported by the Washington Times, there is a worrisome shortage of translators in some languages that are crucial in the operations in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and other countries of the region. The Director of the CIA, Leon E. Panetta, said that they are looking to double their staff of translators and linguistic workers for languages [...]
