Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
Belarus, Poland
Total No. Of Countries
32
0
46
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National Language
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Belarus, Gambia
Second Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Poland
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Czech Republic, Lithuania, Ukraine
Regulated By
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan
National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, National Languages Committee
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.
- Since 1918, Belarusian has been the official language of Belarus.
- Belarusian include many loanwords from Polish language.
Similar To
Pashto and Balochi Languages
Russian and Ukrainian
Derived From
Arabic Language
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How Many People Speak?
65.00 million9.63 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.99 %0.11 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
65.00 million7.60 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
110.00 million5.89 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
فارسی
Беларуская мова (Bielaruskaja mova)
Alternative Names
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian
Belarusan, Belorussian, Bielorussian, Byelorussian, White Russian, White Ruthenian
French Name
persan
biélorusse
German Name
Persisch
Weißrussisch
Pronunciation
[fɒːɾˈsiː]
[bʲɛlaˈruskʲi]
Ethnicity
Persian people
Belarusians