Amharic and Persian Speaking countries
Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
National Language
Ethiopia
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Regulated By
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Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan
Interesting Facts
- Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
- Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
- 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.
Similar To
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Pashto and Balochi Languages
Derived From
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Arabic Language
Amharic and Persian as Minority Language
In Amharic and Persian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Amharic and Persian as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Amharic 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 Amharic and Persian dialects, then you can go to Amharic vs Persian Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Amharic and Persian Regulators
Amharic and Persian speaking countries provide you Amharic and Persian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Amharic is not regulated.Persian is regulated by Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan. Also get to learn, Amharic and Persian Language History.
Amharic and Persian Continents
Thinking about Amharic and Persian continents in which Amharic and Persian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Amharic and Persian. Most of the Amharic speaking countries lie in Africa. 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 Amharic and Persian languages:
Amharic Interesting Facts:
- Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
- Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
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 Amharic language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Not Available whereas Amharic language is similar to Pashto and Balochi Languages and derived from Arabic Language.