Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
Nigeria
Total No. Of Countries
31
0
46
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National Language
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Gambia, Nigeria
Second Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Nigeria
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo
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.
- Hausa language is the most important and the best known of the Chadic branch.
- There are about one-fourth of Hausa words come from Arabic.
Similar To
Pashto and Balochi Languages
Yoruba and Igbo Languages
Derived From
Arabic Language
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How Many People Speak?
65.00 million50.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.99 %0.52 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
65.00 million35.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
110.00 million15.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
فارسی
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)
Alternative Names
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa
French Name
persan
haoussa
German Name
Persisch
Haussa-Sprache
Pronunciation
[fɒːɾˈsiː]
[hàʊsà]
Ethnicity
Persian people
Hausa–Fulani people