Nepali and Persian Speaking countries
Countries
India, Nepal
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
National Language
Nepal
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Second Language
Republic of Brazil
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
People's Republic of China
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Regulated By
Language Academy of Nepal
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan
Interesting Facts
- Before the term "Nepali" was coined, historically the language was first called the Khas language, Gorkhali or Gukhali.
- Nepali has borrowed many loanwords from neighboring Tibeto-Burmese languages.
- 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
Hindi
Pashto and Balochi Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Arabic Language
Nepali and Persian as Minority Language
In Nepali and Persian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Nepali and Persian as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Nepali as minority language: People's Republic of China.
- Persian as minority language: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates.
If you want to compare Nepali and Persian dialects, then you can go to Nepali vs Persian Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Nepali and Persian Regulators
Nepali and Persian speaking countries provide you Nepali and Persian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Language Academy of Nepal regulates Nepali language.Persian is regulated by Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan. Also get to learn, Nepali and Persian Language History.
Nepali and Persian Continents
Thinking about Nepali and Persian continents in which Nepali and Persian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Nepali and Persian. Most of the Nepali 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 Nepali and Persian languages:
Nepali Interesting Facts:
- Before the term "Nepali" was coined, historically the language was first called the Khas language, Gorkhali or Gukhali.
- Nepali has borrowed many loanwords from neighboring Tibeto-Burmese languages.
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 Nepali language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Hindi whereas Nepali language is similar to Pashto and Balochi Languages and derived from Arabic Language.