Cover Dari (دری) language programs from Orlando.
Dari (دری, ISO 639-3 prs) is a Perso-Arabic-script language spoken by approximately ~10 million people across Afghanistan (official language alongside Pashto).
Status: Active Lead time Scoped within 24 hours on an active roster
Where Dari programs land in the US.
Substantial US communities co-located with Pashto resettlement: Northern Virginia, Sacramento, Fremont, Houston, Charlotte. Dari is the lingua franca for many Afghan refugees regardless of first language.
Common Dari briefs.
Dari briefs overlap with Pashto in resettlement contexts but differ for educational and government documentation, where Dari is the dominant written language in Afghan-origin source material. Asylum case files, school transcripts, and ministerial decrees are most often in Dari rather than Pashto.
Compliance and credentialing.
- USCIS-certified translation for asylum and SIV filings
- Federal Court Interpreter Certified Dari interpreters available
- HIPAA-aligned medical interpretation for resettlement-clinic networks
- Specialized vocabulary support for educational credential evaluation
Cultural and sourcing context.
Dari is closely related to Iranian Persian (Farsi) but with distinct vocabulary and register. Translators trained on Iranian Persian content sometimes miss Afghan-specific terminology — sourcing from Afghan-origin linguists matters for accuracy on legal, medical, and educational documents.
Script and technical handling.
Same Perso-Arabic script as Pashto and Farsi but without the Pashto-specific letters. Right-to-left rendering. Unicode: Noto Naskh Arabic or Vazirmatn. Transliteration patterns differ slightly between Afghan and Iranian conventions.
Questions teams ask about Dari.
Is Dari interchangeable with Farsi (Iranian Persian) for translation?
Not for production-quality work. The languages share roots but diverge in vocabulary, register, and idiom. Afghan Dari has loanwords from Pashto and Uzbek that Iranian Farsi speakers may not recognize. We source Afghan-origin Dari linguists for Afghan source material.
Can you support Afghan school-credential translation for university admissions?
Yes. Afghan secondary and tertiary educational credentials (Baccalaureate, university transcripts, professional certifications) translation is a recurring brief. WES-evaluation-compatible translator declarations available.
Do you provide Dari interpretation for SSI and benefits navigation?
Yes. OPI and VRI Dari interpretation for Social Security, SSI, and state benefits programs. Per-session log with start time, duration, and any escalation flags provided.
What if my source is mixed Dari and Pashto (common in Afghan documents)?
Translators competent in both languages are sourced. Mixed-language source is named in scope return and handled as a single deliverable rather than split per language.
Other languages in this region.
See asian languages coverage for active and on-request pairs in the same region. Cross-language programs (e.g., Dari + adjacent regional pairs) coordinate through a single Orlando PM.