[3] they are indigenous to the iranian plateau and comprise the majority of the population of iran [5] they have a common cultural system and are native speakers of the persian language [6][7][8] in the western world, persian was largely understood as a demonym for all iranians rather than as an ethnonym. 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. Iranian refers to nationality, while persian relates specifically to a certain ethnic group in iran
After the 1979 revolution, 'iranian' became more common for political contexts, while 'persian' is cultural Iran is home to many ethnic groups, but persians make up the largest percentage of people. The history of the persian language is divided into three eras 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 populati. Iranian persian (persian, western persian, or farsi) is spoken in iran, and by minorities in iraq and the persian gulf states
Today, three dialects of persian are used as official languages Persian in iran (sometimes called ‘farsi’ although the term persian is preferred), dari in afghanistan, and tajiki in tajikistan. Scholars recognize three major dialect divisions of persian Farsi, or the persian of iran And tajik, a variant spoken tajikistan in central asia.
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