Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
Philippines
Total No. Of Countries
31
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National Language
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Philippines
Second Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Filipinos
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Australia
Minority Language
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom
Regulated By
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 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.
- In 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
- The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
Similar To
Pashto and Balochi Languages
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages
Derived From
Arabic Language
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