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Arabic in Persian (Ep. 14)

One of my favorite topics to discuss, and something I get asked about a lot, is the influence of Arabic on the Persian language. This is the topic that first really got me into language contact, historical linguistics, and Iranian linguistics; so, it’s very close to me heart. Check out this long episode of meContinue reading “Arabic in Persian (Ep. 14)”

Persian: Farsi? Dari? Tajik? Pt. 2 (Ep. 13)

omething I often get asked about is the differences between the 3 major dialects of Persian: Iranian (Farsi), Afghan (Dari), and Tajik. This is a topic I’ve studied a lot, as a student/speaker of Dari and Tajik who had to learn Iranian Persian in a pinch. So, I’ve tried to work through the major differencesContinue reading “Persian: Farsi? Dari? Tajik? Pt. 2 (Ep. 13)”

Persian: Farsi? Dari? Tajik? Pt. 1 (Ep. 12)

Something I often get asked about is the differences between the 3 major dialects of Persian: Iranian (Farsi), Afghan (Dari), and Tajik. This is a topic I’ve studied a lot, as a student/speaker of Dari and Tajik who had to learn Iranian Persian in a pinch. So, I’ve tried to work through the major differencesContinue reading “Persian: Farsi? Dari? Tajik? Pt. 1 (Ep. 12)”