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Dari language

Dari language

7.9
A language spoken mainly in Afghanistan that is one of the country's official languages
  • noun
translation icon : idioma dari
  • The Dari language is spoken by millions in Afghanistan.

Examples

  • Many Afghan refugees attending the school speak Dari language at home.

  • He is fluent in both Pashto and Dari language.

  • The constitution of Afghanistan recognizes Dari language as an official language.

  • Do you speak Dari language?

  • Alami expresses herself beautifully in the Dari language, reflecting her Afghan heritage.

  • The Dari language is one of the two official languages of Afghanistan, used by millions.

  • Learning the Dari language can help outsiders connect with Afghanistan's rich culture.

Synonyms

Dari
vsDari language
8.4

A form of Persian spoken in Afghanistan and used as an official language

does not specify the exact number of official languages
Dari Persian
vsDari language
8.8

A form of the Persian language that people speak mainly in Afghanistan

is treated as an independent Iranian language and an official language

Surface Forms

Dari language singular
Dari languages plural

Morphology

Dari + language

The phrase is fully compositional: it names the language called 'Dari' and simply adds the generic noun 'language'. If a B1 learner knows the constituents (that Dari is a language and what 'language' means), the overall meaning is directly derivable; the name+language pattern is cross-linguistically common and predictable.

Etymology

Dari language may come from an old Persian word that meant 'of the court'. Because kings and officials spoke it in palaces, it became the common, formal language in the region and today is one of Afghanistan's official languages.