Pashto and Persian Speaking countries

Pashto vs Persian Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Pashto is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where Persian is official language is 3

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

Pashto and Persian as Minority Language

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

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

Pashto and Persian Regulators

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

Pashto and Persian Continents

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

Pashto Interesting Facts:

• Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
• The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.

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 Pashto language was derived from and is similar to Persian and Balochi Languages whereas Pashto language is similar to Pashto and Balochi Languages and derived from Arabic Language.