General
The primary differences between Standard Persian and Hazaragi are the accent and Hazaragi's greater array of Mongolic loanwords. Despite these differences, Hazaragi is mutually intelligible with other regional Persian dialects.
Academic estimates of the Hazaragi-speaking population range from 1.8 to over 2.2 million speakers.
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