Persian and Marathi Speaking countries

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Countries

Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan

Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra

Total No. Of Countries

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National Language

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

India

Second Language

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

Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana

Speaking Continents

Asia

Minority Language

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

Israel, Mauritius

Regulated By

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

Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad

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.

Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.

Similar To

Pashto and Balochi Languages

Konkani Language

Derived From

Arabic Language

Sanskrit Language

Persian vs Marathi Countries

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

Persian Speaking Countries: Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan.
Marathi Speaking Countries: Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra.

So we find that, total number of countries where Persian is official language is 3 whereas total number of countries where Marathi is official language is 4

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

Persian and Marathi as Minority Language

In Persian and Marathi speaking countries you will get the countries which have Persian and Marathi 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.
Marathi as minority language: Israel, Mauritius.

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

Persian and Marathi Regulators

Persian and Marathi speaking countries provide you Persian and Marathi 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.Marathi is regulated by Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad. Also get to learn, Persian and Marathi Language History.

Persian and Marathi Continents

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

Marathi Interesting Facts:

Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.

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