Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
India, Manipur
Total No. Of Countries
31
0
46
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National Language
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Second Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
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.
- Meithei Language is currently classified as a vulnerable language by UNESCO.
- The oldest document in Methei language was dated back in 8th century were inscriptions on the copper plate.
Similar To
Pashto and Balochi Languages
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Derived From
Arabic Language
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How Many People Speak?
65.00 million1.50 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.99 %0.01 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
65.00 million1.50 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
110.00 million1.50 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
فارسی
মৈইতৈইলোন
Alternative Names
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
French Name
persan
Meithei
German Name
Persisch
Meithei
Pronunciation
[fɒːɾˈsiː]
[ˈmeɪteɪ]
Ethnicity
Persian people
Meithei people