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Balochi and Persian Speaking countries

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Countries

Countries

Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan

Total No. Of Countries

43
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National Language

Iran
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

Asia
Asia

Minority Language

India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates

Regulated By

Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan

Interesting Facts

  • Balochi language had no written form before the early 19th century. The official language used until that time was Persian.
  • Balochi has borrowed words from Persian, Arabic, Sindhi, and other languages.
  • 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

Kurdish and Persian
Pashto and Balochi Languages

Derived From

Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
Arabic Language

Balochi vs Persian Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Balochi is official language is 4 whereas total number of countries where Persian is official language is 3

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

Balochi and Persian as Minority Language

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

  • Balochi as minority language: India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates.
  • Persian as minority language: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates.

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

Balochi and Persian Regulators

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

Balochi and Persian Continents

Thinking about Balochi and Persian continents in which Balochi and Persian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Balochi and Persian. Most of the Balochi 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 Balochi and Persian languages:

Balochi Interesting Facts:

  • Balochi language had no written form before the early 19th century. The official language used until that time was Persian.
  • Balochi has borrowed words from Persian, Arabic, Sindhi, and other languages.

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 Balochi language was derived from Ancient Indo-Iranian Language and is similar to Kurdish and Persian whereas Balochi language is similar to Pashto and Balochi Languages and derived from Arabic Language.