Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
Burkina Faso
Total No. Of Countries
31
0
46
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National Language
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
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.
- Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
- Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
Similar To
Pashto and Balochi Languages
Dagbani Language
Derived From
Arabic Language
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How Many People Speak?
65.00 million7.60 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.99 %0.11 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
65.00 million7.60 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
110.00 million5.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
فارسی
Mosse
Alternative Names
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian
Mossi, Mòoré, Mooré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi, Mòoré, Moré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi
French Name
persan
moré
German Name
Persisch
Mossi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[fɒːɾˈsiː]
[mɔ̀ːsì]
Ethnicity
Persian people
Mossi