Countries
Burkina Faso
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
Total No. Of Countries
13
0
46
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National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo
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
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Regulated By
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Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan
Interesting Facts
- Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
- Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
- 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
Dagbani Language
Pashto and Balochi Languages
Derived From
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Arabic Language
How Many People Speak?
7.60 million65.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.11 %0.99 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
7.60 million65.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
5.00 million110.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
Mosse
فارسی
Alternative Names
Mossi, Mòoré, Mooré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi, Mòoré, Moré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian
French Name
moré
persan
German Name
Mossi-Sprache
Persisch
Pronunciation
[mɔ̀ːsì]
[fɒːɾˈsiː]
Ethnicity
Mossi
Persian people