Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
West Java
Total No. Of Countries
31
0
46
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National Language
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Indonesia
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.
- The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
Similar To
Pashto and Balochi Languages
Madurese and Malay Languages
Derived From
Arabic Language
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How Many People Speak?
65.00 million39.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.99 %0.57 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
65.00 million38.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
110.00 million39.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
فارسی
Basa Sunda
Alternative Names
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian
Priangan, Sunda
French Name
persan
soundanais
German Name
Persisch
Sundanesisch
Pronunciation
[fɒːɾˈsiː]
[sʊnˈdæniːs]
Ethnicity
Persian people
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui