Vernacular
Usually "The vernacular" - the language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region. "He wrote in the vernacular to reach a larger audience." See also dialect and arcolect.
Persian a.k.a. Farsi
فارسى يا پرشن
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by Rezwan on 12/17 at 01:39 PM
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The Raging Controversy
For some time now, the Persian Language Police in America have insisted that people refer to the Persian language as “Farsi” - even while they are speaking English. These same Language Police do not, however, insist on the reverse: that people refer to the English language as English even if they are speaking Persian. Instead, they let those Persian speakers call the English language “Ingilisi” to their heart’s content.
