Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
Iraq, Kurdistan
Total No. Of Countries
32
0
46
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National Language
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey
Second Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Middle East
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.
- The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
- In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
Similar To
Pashto and Balochi Languages
Farsi Language
Derived From
Arabic Language
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Dialect 1
Western Persian
Northern Kurdish
Where They Speak
Iran, Iraq
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey
How Many People Speak
47,000,000.0020,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Dari Persian
Central Kurdish
Where They Speak
Afganistan
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran
How Many People Speak
12,500,000.005,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Tajik Persian
Southern Kurdish
Where They Speak
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Eastern Iraq
How Many People Speak
7,900,000.003,000,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
123
0
188
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