Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
Total No. Of Countries
33
0
46
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National Language
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Somalia
Second Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Middle East
Minority Language
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Yemen
Regulated By
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
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.
- Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
- One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
Similar To
Pashto and Balochi Languages
Afar and Oromo Language
Derived From
Arabic Language
Arabic Language
How Many People Speak?
65.00 million13.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.99 %0.07 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
65.00 million8.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
110.00 million21.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
فارسی
af Soomaali
Alternative Names
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
French Name
persan
somali
German Name
Persisch
Somali
Pronunciation
[fɒːɾˈsiː]
[afsoomaali]
Ethnicity
Persian people
Somalis