Indo-European language family, the arms of which is connected to block Iran from Persian (Persian: فارسی ; زبان فارسی Farsi or ; Zeban-ı Farisi), Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Iran, and Persian is spoken in the Gulf countries. It is derived from the language spoken by the people of the ancient Persian. About 100 million people, including Iran, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, use Persian as their mother tongue. It is estimated that so many people speak this language in other countries such as Pakistan and India. In 2006, it was proposed that the Persian be taken into the status of the International Mother Tongue. Persian is the second language of culture in the Islamic world.
Persian is one of the oldest languages with its roots dating back to seven hundred years, an Open history and a thousand years of written works. Iran has introduced its rooted and sound culture to neighboring countries.