Marathi and Persian Speaking countries

Marathi

Persian

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Countries

Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra

Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan

Total No. Of Countries

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National Language

India

Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan

Second Language

Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana

Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka

Speaking Continents

Asia

Minority Language

Israel, Mauritius

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

Regulated By

Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad

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

Interesting Facts

Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.

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

Konkani Language

Pashto and Balochi Languages

Derived From

Sanskrit Language

Arabic Language

Marathi vs Persian Countries

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

Marathi Speaking Countries: Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra.
Persian Speaking Countries: Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan.

So we find that, total number of countries where Marathi is official language is 4 whereas total number of countries where Persian is official language is 3

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

Marathi and Persian as Minority Language

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

Marathi as minority language: Israel, Mauritius.
Persian as minority language: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates.

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

Marathi and Persian Regulators

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

Marathi and Persian Continents

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

Marathi Interesting Facts:

Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.

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 Marathi language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Konkani Language whereas Marathi language is similar to Pashto and Balochi Languages and derived from Arabic Language.