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Sinhalese and Persian Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Sri Lanka
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
Spanish Speakin..
1
Rank: 14 (Overall)
3
Rank: 12 (Overall)
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
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1.3 National Language
Sri Lanka
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
1.4 Second Language
Sri Lanka
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
1.6 Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
1.7 Regulated By
Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • In Sinhalese language, there are many loanwords from Dravidian languages mainly Tamil, Portuguese, Dutch and English.
  • Sinhalese language has it own script/ writing system.
  • 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.
1.9 Similar To
Maldivian Language
Pashto and Balochi Languages
1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Arabic Language

Sinhalese vs Persian Countries

Comparing Sinhalese vs Persian countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Sinhalese and Persian languages.

So we find that, total number of countries where Sinhalese is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where Persian is official language is 3

Find if Sinhalese and Persian are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Sinhalese and Persian speaking countries will give you the presence of Sinhalese and Persian languages in different countries. Along with Sinhalese vs Persian countries, you can also compare Sinhalese vs Persian.

Sinhalese and Persian as Minority Language

In Sinhalese and Persian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Sinhalese and Persian as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Sinhalese as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
  • Persian as minority language: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates.

If you want to compare Sinhalese and Persian dialects, then you can go to Sinhalese vs Persian Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Sinhalese and Persian Regulators

Sinhalese and Persian speaking countries provide you Sinhalese and Persian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල) regulates Sinhalese language.Persian is regulated by Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan. Also get to learn, Sinhalese and Persian Language History.

Sinhalese and Persian Continents

Thinking about Sinhalese and Persian continents in which Sinhalese and Persian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Sinhalese and Persian. Most of the Sinhalese speaking countries lie in Asia. While Persian speaking countries lie in Asia. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Sinhalese and Persian languages:

Sinhalese Interesting Facts:

  • In Sinhalese language, there are many loanwords from Dravidian languages mainly Tamil, Portuguese, Dutch and English.
  • Sinhalese language has it own script/ writing system.

Persian 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 Sinhalese language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Maldivian Language whereas Sinhalese language is similar to Pashto and Balochi Languages and derived from Arabic Language.

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