Persian and Kurdish Speaking countries

Persian

Kurdish

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Countries

Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan

Iraq, Kurdistan

Total No. Of Countries

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National Language

Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan

Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey

Second Language

Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka

Not spoken in any of the countries

Speaking Continents

Asia

Middle East

Minority Language

Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates

Not spoken in any of the countries

Regulated By

Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan

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 vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.

Similar To

Pashto and Balochi Languages

Farsi Language

Derived From

Arabic Language

Persian vs Kurdish Countries

Comparing Persian vs Kurdish countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Persian and Kurdish languages.

Persian Speaking Countries: Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan.
Kurdish Speaking Countries: Iraq, Kurdistan.

So we find that, total number of countries where Persian is official language is 3 whereas total number of countries where Kurdish is official language is 2

Find if Persian and Kurdish are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Persian and Kurdish speaking countries will give you the presence of Persian and Kurdish languages in different countries. Along with Persian vs Kurdish countries, you can also compare Persian vs Kurdish.

Persian and Kurdish as Minority Language

In Persian and Kurdish speaking countries you will get the countries which have Persian and Kurdish 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.
Kurdish as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

If you want to compare Persian and Kurdish dialects, then you can go to Persian vs Kurdish Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Persian and Kurdish Regulators

Persian and Kurdish speaking countries provide you Persian and Kurdish 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.Kurdish is regulated by . Also get to learn, Persian and Kurdish Language History.

Persian and Kurdish Continents

Thinking about Persian and Kurdish continents in which Persian and Kurdish speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Persian and Kurdish. Most of the Persian speaking countries lie in Asia. While Kurdish speaking countries lie in Middle East. 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 Kurdish 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.

Kurdish Interesting Facts:

The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.

The Persian language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Pashto and Balochi Languages whereas Persian language is similar to Farsi Language and derived from .