Persian
fa · فارسی
Persian (fa) is written in the Arabic script, right to left and has an estimated 89.2M speakers. It is an official language in Iran and Afghanistan. CLDR has 3 locales for it.
Native nameفارسی
ScriptArabicArab
Speakers89.2Mestimated
Countries9
Locales3
Plural forms2one, other
Overview
Where it is spoken
| Country | Status | Share of population |
|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇷 Iran | Official | 75% |
| 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | Official | 50% |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | 11% | |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | 1.9% | |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | 0.94% | |
| 🇮🇶 Iraq | 0.87% | |
| 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | 0.78% | |
| 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 0.66% | |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | 0.61% |
Plural categories
| Category | Examples |
|---|---|
| one | 0, 1, 0.5 |
| other | 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, … |