Persian and Indonesian Speaking countries
Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
Indonesia
National Language
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Indonesia
Second Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
East Timor, Indonesia
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands
Regulated By
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa
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.
- The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
- In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
Similar To
Pashto and Balochi Languages
Malay language
Derived From
Arabic Language
Malay and Dutch Languages
Persian and Indonesian as Minority Language
In Persian and Indonesian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Persian and Indonesian 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.
- Indonesian as minority language: Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands.
If you want to compare Persian and Indonesian dialects, then you can go to Persian vs Indonesian Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Persian and Indonesian Regulators
Persian and Indonesian speaking countries provide you Persian and Indonesian 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.Indonesian is regulated by Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa. Also get to learn, Persian and Indonesian Language History.
Persian and Indonesian Continents
Thinking about Persian and Indonesian continents in which Persian and Indonesian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Persian and Indonesian. Most of the Persian speaking countries lie in Asia. While Indonesian speaking countries lie in Asia. 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 Indonesian 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.
Indonesian Interesting Facts:
- The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
- In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
The Persian language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Pashto and Balochi Languages whereas Persian language is similar to Malay language and derived from Malay and Dutch Languages.