Dialect comparison

Kabuli vs Tajik

Compare two dialects of Persian side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.

Kabuli Persian · Kabuli Dari · Kābolī

The Dari variety of Kabul and the prestige basis of standard Afghan Persian as used in broadcast, government, and education. Sociolinguistically dominant across most of eastern and central Afghanistan, with several million speakers.

Spoken in: Afghanistan
Approximate centre: 34.53°, 69.17°

Tajik

The Persian variety spoken in Tajikistan, written in Cyrillic script with unique vocabulary influenced by Central Asia.

Spoken in: Tajikistan
Speakers (approx.): 8,000,000
Approximate centre: 38.86°, 71.28°

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