Language profiles in Manchester
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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