Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
Total No. Of Countries
31
0
46
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National Language
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Ethiopia
Second Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan
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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.
- Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
- Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
Similar To
Pashto and Balochi Languages
Tigrinya and Oromo Languages
Derived From
Arabic Language
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How Many People Speak?
65.00 million18.70 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.99 %0.37 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
65.00 million25.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
110.00 million10.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
فارسی
አማርኛ
Alternative Names
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
French Name
persan
amharique
German Name
Persisch
Amharisch
Pronunciation
[fɒːɾˈsiː]
[amarɨɲɲa]
Ethnicity
Persian people
Amharas