Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
Total No. Of Countries
36
0
46
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National Language
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Second Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Spain
Speaking Continents
Asia
Europe
Minority Language
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
Regulated By
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, 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.
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
Similar To
Pashto and Balochi Languages
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Derived From
Arabic Language
Latin
How Many People Speak?
65.00 million9.20 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.99 %0.12 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
65.00 million4.10 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
110.00 million5.10 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
فارسی
català
Alternative Names
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
French Name
persan
catalan; valencien
German Name
Persisch
Katalanisch
Pronunciation
[fɒːɾˈsiː]
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
Ethnicity
Persian people
Catalan people