Dari is one of the dialects of the Central Iranian language . The spoken language of the Zoroastrians living in the provinces of Yazd and Kerman , respectively, is distinguished by its two varieties: Yezdi and Kermani, which are quite significantly different from each other. The language of everyday communication, used exclusively in its own circle (hence the name: "dari" means "yard") and almost incomprehensible to surrounding Muslims , calling it "Gabri", that is, the language of infidels (non-Muslims). It was never used either as a literary one or as a liturgical one (in this role, the Persian and Avestanian and the Zoroastrians of Iran acted and are performing, respectively). Currently, largely crowded out by the Persian and persists primarily in rural areas.
Literature
- V.A. Ivanov . The Gabri Dialect Spoken by the Zoroastrians of Persia (1940)