Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Northern Cyprus, Romania, Turkey
Total No. Of Countries
311
0
46
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National Language
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Turkey
Second Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania
Regulated By
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan
Turkish Language Association
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.
- Turkish language oldest written records are found upon stone monuments in Central Asia, in Orhun, Yenisey and Talas regions.
- Turkish language was developed in the Middle East, streching all the way to Eastern Europe.
Similar To
Pashto and Balochi Languages
Azerbaijani Language
Derived From
Arabic Language
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Dialect 1
Western Persian
Azerbaijani Turkish
Where They Speak
Iran, Iraq
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Syria, Turkey
How Many People Speak
47,000,000.0026,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Dari Persian
Crimean Turkish
Where They Speak
Afganistan
Bulgaria, Kyrgyzstan, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
How Many People Speak
12,500,000.00480,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Tajik Persian
Gagauz
Where They Speak
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Moldova, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine
How Many People Speak
7,900,000.00140,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
129
0
188
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