Countries
West Java
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
Total No. Of Countries
13
0
46
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National Language
Indonesia
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Regulated By
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Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan
Interesting Facts
- The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
- 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.
Similar To
Madurese and Malay Languages
Pashto and Balochi Languages
Derived From
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Arabic Language
How Many People Speak?
39.00 million65.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.57 %0.99 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
38.00 million65.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
39.00 million110.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
Basa Sunda
فارسی
Alternative Names
Priangan, Sunda
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian
French Name
soundanais
persan
German Name
Sundanesisch
Persisch
Pronunciation
[sʊnˈdæniːs]
[fɒːɾˈsiː]
Ethnicity
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui
Persian people