Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
Burma
Total No. Of Countries
31
0
46
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National Language
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Burundi, Gambia
Second Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, 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.
- Kirundi language is tonal, since it has high and low essential tones.
- Kirundi Language is referred as a language where Meeussen's rule is active, this rule describes a certain pattern of tonal change in Bantu languages.
Similar To
Pashto and Balochi Languages
Kinyarwanda Language
Derived From
Arabic Language
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Dialect 1
Western Persian
Rwanda-Rundi
Where They Speak
Iran, Iraq
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
How Many People Speak
47,000,000.0020,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Dari Persian
Ha
Where They Speak
Afganistan
Tanzania
How Many People Speak
12,500,000.00990,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Tajik Persian
Shubi
Where They Speak
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Tanzania
How Many People Speak
7,900,000.00153,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
126
0
188
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