Persian and German Speaking countries
Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland
National Language
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Germany
Second Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
North Dakota, United States of America
Speaking Continents
Asia
Europe
Minority Language
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia
Regulated By
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan
Council for German Orthography
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.
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
Similar To
Pashto and Balochi Languages
Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages
Derived From
Arabic Language
Albanian Languages
Persian and German as Minority Language
In Persian and German speaking countries you will get the countries which have Persian and German as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Persian as minority language: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates.
- German as minority language: Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia.
If you want to compare Persian and German dialects, then you can go to Persian vs German Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Persian and German Regulators
Persian and German speaking countries provide you Persian and German regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan regulates Persian language.German is regulated by Council for German Orthography. Also get to learn, Persian and German Language History.
Persian and German Continents
Thinking about Persian and German continents in which Persian and German speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Persian and German. Most of the Persian speaking countries lie in Asia. While German speaking countries lie in Europe. 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 Persian and German 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.
German Interesting Facts:
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
The Persian language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Pashto and Balochi Languages whereas Persian language is similar to Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages and derived from Albanian Languages.