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What is the language spoken by 99% of the people in Iran identifies them as Persian not Arabic?
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The language is Persian (called Farsi in Iran).
Clarifications:
- Persian is an Indo‑European language, not a Semitic language like Arabic.
- It uses a version of the Arabic script, which often makes people assume it is Arabic, but the grammar, vocabulary and roots are different.
- Native Persian (Farsi) speakers make up the largest single group in Iran (roughly 50–65% by most estimates), and Persian is the official national language and taught to virtually everyone — Arabic speakers in Iran are a small minority (around 2% or so).
So although the script looks similar to Arabic, the language spoken by most Iranians is Persian/Farsi, not Arabic.
Clarifications:
- Persian is an Indo‑European language, not a Semitic language like Arabic.
- It uses a version of the Arabic script, which often makes people assume it is Arabic, but the grammar, vocabulary and roots are different.
- Native Persian (Farsi) speakers make up the largest single group in Iran (roughly 50–65% by most estimates), and Persian is the official national language and taught to virtually everyone — Arabic speakers in Iran are a small minority (around 2% or so).
So although the script looks similar to Arabic, the language spoken by most Iranians is Persian/Farsi, not Arabic.
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