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Persian

 

Language Persian (Farsi, Dari)
Language name transliterated farsī
Language name original script فارسی
Distribution Iran, Tajikistan, Afghanistan,
Estimated number of speakers worldwide 54m
Language classification Indo-European; Iranian; Northwestern Iranian
Related to which languages Kurdish, Pashto
Distinctive features in sounds
Distinctive features in grammar Words are inflected; the verb appears at the end of the sentence;
Writing system Persian-Arabic (Iran and Afghanistan), Cyrillic (Tajikistan)
Distinctive graphemes پ چ ژ گ
Status Official language of Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan.
Number of persons identifying as “main language” in England & Wales (Census 2011) 76,391
Number of persons identifying as “main language” in Greater Manchester (Census 2011) 5,654
Number of persons identifying as “main language” in City of Manchester (Census (Census 2011) 2,660
Number of persons identifying as “main language” in Greater Manchester as percentage of total in England & Wales (Census 2011) 7%
Number of persons identifying as “main language” in City of Manchester as percentage of total in England & Wales (Census 2011) 3%
Proficiency in English, self-reported in City of Manchester (Census 2011)* Can speak English very well (32%), Can speak English well (46%), Cannot speak English well (20%), Cannot speak English (2%)
Distribution in City of Manchester (Census 2011) Cheetham (333), Hulme (203), Ardwick (194), Crumpsall (138), Fallowfield (112) and Moss Side (112)
Distribution in Greater Manchester (Census 2011) Stockport (694), Bolton (620), Bury (410)
First language of pupils in Manchester schools (2015) 235
Distribution in City of Manchester schools (2015) Wilbraham Primary School (14), William Hulme’s Gramma School Academy (14), Plymouth Grove Primary School (12), Cheetham CofE Community Academy (12), St. Chrysostoms Primary School (9)
Total interpreter requests in Manchester’s GP practices (2014/2015) 10
Library loans (2012/2013) 1,006
Library acquisitions (2012/2013) 180
M-4 interpreter requests (2012/2013) 753
Other home language common among speakers Arabic
Supplementary schools Farsi School, Iranian Cultural Society

*Percentages rounded to nearest whole number