Countries
Total No. Of Countries
National Language
Second Language
Speaking Continents
Minority Language
Regulated By
Interesting Facts
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Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
- 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.
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan
- 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.
Pashto and Balochi Languages