PRP ISO 639-3
Parsi
A language of India
- ISO 639
- prp
- Alternate Names
- Parsee
- Population
- 11,700 in India (2001 census). Listed as Persian in the 2001 census. Total users in all countries: 111,700.
- Location:
- Gujarat and Maharashtra states.
- Language Status
- 6b* (Threatened).
- Classification
- Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Northwestern, Central Iran
- Dialects
- None known. Reportedly not inherently intelligible with Parsi-Dari [prd], from whom they separated 600–700 years ago. Other reports say they came to India 1,300 years ago. Related to Zoroastrian Dari [gbz] in Iran.
- Language Use
- Also use English [eng].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L2: 90% in English [eng]. Most are well educated.
- Other Comments
- Distinct from Parsi, a dialect of Gujarati [guj]. Zoroastrian.
Also Spoken in
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of China
Language Name
Parsi
User Population
5,000 in China (2000).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Pakistan
Language Name
Parsi
User Population
20,000 in Pakistan (1999).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of United States
Language Name
Parsi
User Population
75,000 in United States (1999).
Map
Location: Gujarat and Maharashtra states.
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