Countries
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
Total No. Of Countries
33
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46
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National Language
Malaysia
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Second Language
Indonesia
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Thailand
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Regulated By
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan
Interesting Facts
- One of the most politically powerful language historically is Malaysian Language.
- Malaysian earliest known inscriptions were found in South of Sumatra way back in 683-6 AD.
- 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
Indonesian Language
Pashto and Balochi Languages
Derived From
Tamil Language
Arabic Language
Origin
c. 683 AD
1500 BC
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
-
Indo-Iranian
Branch
-
Iranian
Language Forms
Early Forms
Ancient Malay, Old Malay, Pre-Modern MalayClassical Malay,
Old Persian and Middle Persian
Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Malay
Persian
Language Position
5423
1
120
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Signed Forms
Malaysian Sign Language
Persian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual