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Countries Persian is native to..

Latest comment: 2 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

With a significant number of speakers, as shown on the prevalence map in this article, Pakistan should included in the 'native to' column on the right side. I am dehwari speaking, from Baluchistan, we speak Persian solely ~2026-30922-62 (talk) 16:21, 23 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

Semi-protected edit request on 17 June 2026

Latest comment: 1 month ago3 comments3 people in discussion

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I suggest that you change all the "Farsi" to, "Parsi". This is because, in the conquest of Persia in the 7th century. The arab script did not have the "p" phoneme. As a workaround, they switched it to the closest phoneme "f", and that is why over the years, it transitioned to "Farsi" Spoondabloon (talk) 19:16, 17 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Why? ~2026-37185-47 (talk) 20:36, 28 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Not done. We write this encyclopedia not in 6th-century Persian, but in 21st-century English, and therefore we use the words that are used in the English language today, and we report on the words that are used in Persian today. Fut.Perf. ☼ 19:53, 17 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Edit Request: Inaccurate Official Classical Language Status in India

Latest comment: 20 days ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Please update the infobox/text regarding the official language status of Persian (Farsi) in India.

The Error: The page states that Persian holds official "Classical Language Status" in India.
The Correction: While Persian is recognized for educational preservation under India's National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, it was NOT included in the final official list of Classical Languages notified by the Union Cabinet of India. The official gazetted list stands at 11 languages (Tamil, Sanskrit, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Odia, Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese, and Bengali).
Official Reference: Please see the official Government of India Cabinet notification via the Press Information Bureau (PIB): https://pib.gov.in

Please adjust the parameters to clarify that its status is under the "NEP 2020 educational framework" rather than official Union Cabinet notified classical status. Thank you! ~2026-40223-73 (talk) 18:52, 16 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Nastaliq use?

Latest comment: 10 days ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Can we get rid of the recently introduced affectation of enclosing all cited Persian strings in {{unq}} to trigger Nastaliq typesetting? Those strings in Nastaliq certainly look nice and calligraphic (on systems where it works), but in my experience, Nastaliq is still significantly less accessible to the non-native reader than default Arabic system fonts are, and it visually disrupts the line layout of the surrounding text because of its overall non-horizontal alignment. I realize there may be a stylistic preference for Nastaliq display among Iranian readers, but that can hardly apply to the degree of making display in other font styles somehow "incorrect" or inappropriate – and if it does, we are not even explaining that preference to the reader with sourced text, either here or at Persian alphabet (or indeed anywhere else I can find). Fut.Perf. ☼ 15:03, 26 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Factual error and potential WP:V / WP:OR issue regarding Classical Language status in India

Latest comment: 3 days ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Dear Administrators,

I would like to request a review of a factual issue on the "Persian language" article.

The article currently states that Persian (Farsi) has Official Classical Language status in India. However, this does not appear to be supported by official Government of India sources.

The claim appears to conflate a policy recommendation or public statement with a formal government designation. Under the Government of India's official notifications issued by the Ministry of Culture, India currently recognizes only 11 Classical Languages. Persian is not included in the official list.

The source currently cited in the article also uses prospective language ("to be one of India's classical languages"), which does not establish that such recognition has actually been granted. Unless there is an official Government of India notification confirming that Persian has been designated a Classical Language, the current wording appears inconsistent with Wikipedia's policies on Verifiability (WP:V) and No Original Research (WP:OR).

I respectfully request that uninvolved administrators review this claim and either:

1. provide a reliable source demonstrating that Persian has officially been granted Classical Language status by the Government of India, or

2. correct or remove the statement so that it accurately reflects the official legal status.

Official Government Reference (Ministry of Culture, Government of India):

https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2182753

Thank you for your time and attention.

Drsahir (talk) 22:08, 1 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Well spotted. I have removed the entry. –Austronesier (talk) 00:04, 2 August 2026 (UTC)Reply