Estonian and Persian Speaking countries
Countries
Estonia, European Union
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
National Language
Estonia, Gambia
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
Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Denmark, Russia, Sweden
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Regulated By
Institute of the Estonian Language
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan
Interesting Facts
- Estonian language is considered to be powerful symbol of Estonian identity and culture.
- Estonian language has adopted many words with Finnish language.
- 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
Finnish
Pashto and Balochi Languages
Derived From
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Arabic Language
Estonian and Persian as Minority Language
In Estonian and Persian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Estonian and Persian as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Estonian as minority language: Denmark, Russia, Sweden.
- Persian as minority language: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates.
If you want to compare Estonian and Persian dialects, then you can go to Estonian vs Persian Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Estonian and Persian Regulators
Estonian and Persian speaking countries provide you Estonian and Persian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Institute of the Estonian Language regulates Estonian language.Persian is regulated by Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan. Also get to learn, Estonian and Persian Language History.
Estonian and Persian Continents
Thinking about Estonian and Persian continents in which Estonian and Persian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Estonian and Persian. Most of the Estonian speaking countries lie in Europe. 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 Estonian and Persian languages:
Estonian Interesting Facts:
- Estonian language is considered to be powerful symbol of Estonian identity and culture.
- Estonian language has adopted many words with Finnish language.
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 Estonian language was derived from and is similar to Finnish whereas Estonian language is similar to Pashto and Balochi Languages and derived from Arabic Language.