Home
×

Konkani
Konkani

Persian
Persian



ADD
Compare
X
Konkani
X
Persian

Konkani and Persian Speaking countries

Add ⊕
1 Countries
1.1 Countries
India
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
Spanish Speakin..
1
Rank: 14 (Overall)
3
Rank: 12 (Overall)
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
ADD ⊕
1.3 National Language
India
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
1.6 Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
1.7 Regulated By
Govenment of Goa
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
  • Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
  • In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
  • Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic language.
1.9 Similar To
Marathi
Pashto and Balochi Languages
1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Arabic Language

Konkani vs Persian Countries

Comparing Konkani vs Persian countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Konkani and Persian languages.

So we find that, total number of countries where Konkani is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where Persian is official language is 3

Find if Konkani and Persian are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Konkani and Persian speaking countries will give you the presence of Konkani and Persian languages in different countries. Along with Konkani vs Persian countries, you can also compare Konkani vs Persian.

Konkani and Persian as Minority Language

In Konkani and Persian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Konkani and Persian as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Konkani as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
  • Persian as minority language: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates.

If you want to compare Konkani and Persian dialects, then you can go to Konkani vs Persian Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Konkani and Persian Regulators

Konkani and Persian speaking countries provide you Konkani and Persian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Govenment of Goa regulates Konkani language.Persian is regulated by Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan. Also get to learn, Konkani and Persian Language History.

Konkani and Persian Continents

Thinking about Konkani and Persian continents in which Konkani and Persian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Konkani and Persian. Most of the Konkani speaking countries lie in Asia. While Persian speaking countries lie in Asia. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Konkani and Persian languages:

Konkani Interesting Facts:

  • Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
  • Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.

Persian Interesting Facts:

  • In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
  • Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic language.

The Konkani language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Marathi whereas Konkani language is similar to Pashto and Balochi Languages and derived from Arabic Language.