Latvian and Persian Speaking countries
Countries
European Union, Latvia
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
National Language
Latvia
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Regulated By
Latvian State Language Center
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan
Interesting Facts
- The first written form of Latvian dates from 16th century was found in religious texts.
- The old latvian language was based on the a Gothic script.
- 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
Lithuanian Language
Pashto and Balochi Languages
Derived From
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Arabic Language
Latvian and Persian as Minority Language
In Latvian and Persian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Latvian and Persian as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Latvian 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 Latvian and Persian dialects, then you can go to Latvian vs Persian Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Latvian and Persian Regulators
Latvian and Persian speaking countries provide you Latvian and Persian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Latvian State Language Center regulates Latvian language.Persian is regulated by Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan. Also get to learn, Latvian and Persian Language History.
Latvian and Persian Continents
Thinking about Latvian and Persian continents in which Latvian and Persian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Latvian and Persian. Most of the Latvian 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 Latvian and Persian languages:
Latvian Interesting Facts:
- The first written form of Latvian dates from 16th century was found in religious texts.
- The old latvian language was based on the a Gothic script.
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 Latvian language was derived from and is similar to Lithuanian Language whereas Latvian language is similar to Pashto and Balochi Languages and derived from Arabic Language.