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2018-12-24 Afghanistan

Iran funding construction of ‘Persian Language’ faculty in Kabul University

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Posted by trailing wife 2018-12-24 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iran Proxies

#1 I've been trying to see what/if the differences between Afghan Persian / Dari and Iranian Persian / Farsi are, if any. Rumi d. 1273 in Turkey wrote in Dari but most historians confuse this with Farsi. Some of the meanings in his writings are confused by translators who use Farsi. Pronunciations can be quite different.
An example of the confusion:

Dari plays an important role in Afghan society. It is one of the national languages of the country and is used by roughly 50% of the population. In addition, it represents the primary means of communication between speakers of different languages in Afghanistan. Dari is currently taught in Afghani schools, heard on national radio, and has enjoyed a long and prestigious literary tradition. The current status of Dari in countries where it does not enjoy national status, on the other hand, is less stable. In Iran, for instance, Dari is neither written nor taught in schools and is considered an endangered language. Iranians are gradually giving up Dari to speak/learn Persian, the official language of Iran.

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The U. of Nebraska before 9/11 offered courses in Dari. To the best of my knowledge, there are no courses in Dari available to the general public taught in the USA at this time.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2018-12-24 01:13|| 2018-12-24 01:13|| Front Page Top

#2 No doubt the Iranians consider Dari to be the equvalent of a hillbilly dialect, Anguper Hupomosing9418, just as the Dutch view Flemish, the French view the various dialects of the Walloons, the Swiss-French, and Montreal, and the Germans all their regional dialects, Yoddish, and the lovely but barbarous effusions of Switzerland and Austria.

Posted by trailing wife 2018-12-24 01:21|| 2018-12-24 01:21|| Front Page Top

#3 And maybe the Afghans figure they can embezzle some or all of the funds for this Iranian effort.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2018-12-24 04:15|| 2018-12-24 04:15|| Front Page Top

#4 Dari Pashtun and Farsi are all closely related from the same (Persian) roots.

Like Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish from the same germanic roots.

And Iran's money will be funneled through contracts with someone administrator's "uncle" or "cousin", so everyone gets a cut of the action, just like all outside money anyplace in Hajiville, Ashcanistan.

Posted by Boss Spoper5850 2018-12-24 10:37|| 2018-12-24 10:37|| Front Page Top

#5 Yiddish. PIMF!!

This conversation is one of the reasons I adore this place.

Posted by trailing wife 2018-12-24 22:51|| 2018-12-24 22:51|| Front Page Top

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