Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Syria, Turkey
Total No. Of Countries
37
0
46
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National Language
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Azerbaijan, Gambia
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
Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences
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.
- Even though Official language of Azerbaijan is Azerbaijani, the Business language is Azerbaijani, English and Russian.
- Azerbaijan is known as “Land of Fire”, is country with unique culture and spellbinding history.
Similar To
Pashto and Balochi Languages
Turkish
Derived From
Arabic Language
Osmanly language
How Many People Speak?
65.00 million26.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.99 %0.34 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
65.00 million23.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
110.00 million25.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
فارسی
Azərbaycan dili / Азәрбајҹан дили / آذربايجانجا ديلي
Alternative Names
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian
Azeri, Azari, Azeri Turkish, Azerbaijani Turkish
French Name
persan
azéri
German Name
Persisch
Aserbeidschanisch
Pronunciation
[fɒːɾˈsiː]
[ɑzærbɑjdʒɑn dili]
Ethnicity
Persian people
Azerbaijani