Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
Total No. Of Countries
34
0
46
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National Language
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Iran
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
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
Regulated By
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
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.
- Balochi language had no written form before the early 19th century. The official language used until that time was Persian.
- Balochi has borrowed words from Persian, Arabic, Sindhi, and other languages.
Similar To
Pashto and Balochi Languages
Kurdish and Persian
Derived From
Arabic Language
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
Dialect 1
Western Persian
Eastern Balochi
Where They Speak
Iran, Iraq
Pakistan
How Many People Speak
47,000,000.005,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Dari Persian
Western Balochi
Where They Speak
Afganistan
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
How Many People Speak
12,500,000.001,800,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Tajik Persian
Southern Balochi
Where They Speak
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
How Many People Speak
7,900,000.003,400,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
123
0
188
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