Kurdish and Persian Speaking countries

Kurdish

Persian

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Countries

Iraq, Kurdistan

Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan

Total No. Of Countries

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National Language

Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey

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

Middle East

Asia

Minority Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

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

Regulated By

Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan

Interesting Facts

The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.

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

Farsi Language

Pashto and Balochi Languages

Derived From

Arabic Language

Kurdish vs Persian Countries

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

Kurdish Speaking Countries: Iraq, Kurdistan.
Persian Speaking Countries: Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan.

So we find that, total number of countries where Kurdish is official language is 2 whereas total number of countries where Persian is official language is 3

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

Kurdish and Persian as Minority Language

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

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

Kurdish and Persian Regulators

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

Kurdish and Persian Continents

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

Kurdish Interesting Facts:

The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.

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 Kurdish language was derived from and is similar to Farsi Language whereas Kurdish language is similar to Pashto and Balochi Languages and derived from Arabic Language.