Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Total No. Of Countries
32
0
46
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National Language
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Second Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Europe
Minority Language
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia
Regulated By
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan
University of Sarajevo
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.
- South Slavic language group developed Bosnian Language.
- The muslim Bosnians are referred as "Bosniaks", who are the primary speakers of Bosnian language.
Similar To
Pashto and Balochi Languages
Serbian and Croatian
Derived From
Arabic Language
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Dialect 1
Western Persian
Shtokavian
Where They Speak
Iran, Iraq
Bosnia, Croatia, Herzegovina, Hungary, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia
How Many People Speak
47,000,000.0013,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Dari Persian
Chakavian
Where They Speak
Afganistan
Croatia
How Many People Speak
12,500,000.00660,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Tajik Persian
Kajkavian
Where They Speak
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Croatia
How Many People Speak
7,900,000.0021,000,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
126
0
188
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