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Dari

American  
[dahr-ee] / ˈdɑr i /

noun

  1. a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.


Dari British  
/ ˈdʌrɪ /

noun

  1. the local name for the dialect of the Persian language spoken in Afghanistan

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An employee from the provincial education department said he had been using AI tools on his smartphone to translate between his native Dari and Pashto, the language used in government communications.

From Barron's Jun. 17, 2026

But since the restrictions on girls' education were introduced some have expanded the teaching of subjects including chemistry, physics, mathematics, and geography, and languages like Dari, Pashto, and English.

From BBC Mar. 24, 2025

Program graduates have themselves gone on to teach, either in their home or online, sometimes earning money by offering online Dari language or Quran studies classes to international students.

From Seattle Times Dec. 25, 2023

Its name, Dars, means lesson in Afghanistan's official languages of Dari and Pashto.

From BBC Oct. 13, 2023

As Dari spoke, I started thinking about my own family, which meant thinking about Mom.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller

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