[6][7][8] in the western world, persian was largely understood as a demonym for all iranians rather than as an ethnonym for the persian people, but this understanding shifted in the 20th century. Persian, predominant ethnic group of iran (formerly known as persia) It is spoken by about 130 million people, mainly in iran, afghanistan and tajikistan, and also in uzbekistan, iraq, russia and azerbaijan. Persians, or the persian people, are an iranian ethnic group from west asia They are indigenous to the iranian plateau and comprise the majority of the populat. The persian ethnicity is the major ethnic group in iran
Learn more about its origin, historical significance, religious history, and global contributions. The history of the persian language is divided into three eras Persian is a pluricentric language predominantly spoken and used officially within iran, afghanistan, and tajikistan in three mutually intelligible standard varieties, respectively iranian persian (officially. It is the official language of iran, and two varieties of persian known as dari and tajik are official languages in afghanistan and tajikistan, respectively. Iranian persian (persian, western persian, or farsi) is spoken in iran, and by minorities in iraq and the persian gulf states Eastern persian (dari persian, afghan persian, or dari) is spoken in afghanistan.
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