Tibetan and Persian Speaking countries
Countries
China, Nepal
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
National Language
Nepal, Tibet
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
China, India, Nepal
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Regulated By
Committee for the Standardisation of the Tibetan Language
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan
Interesting Facts
- Tibetan dialects vary alot, so it's difficult for tibetans to understand each other if they are not from same area.
- Tibetan is tonal with six tones in all: short low, long low, high falling, low falling, short high, long high.
- 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
Nepali and Bhutanese Languages
Pashto and Balochi Languages
Derived From
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Arabic Language
Tibetan and Persian as Minority Language
In Tibetan and Persian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Tibetan and Persian as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Tibetan as minority language: China, India, Nepal.
- Persian as minority language: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates.
If you want to compare Tibetan and Persian dialects, then you can go to Tibetan vs Persian Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Tibetan and Persian Regulators
Tibetan and Persian speaking countries provide you Tibetan and Persian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Committee for the Standardisation of the Tibetan Language regulates Tibetan language.Persian is regulated by Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan. Also get to learn, Tibetan and Persian Language History.
Tibetan and Persian Continents
Thinking about Tibetan and Persian continents in which Tibetan and Persian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Tibetan and Persian. Most of the Tibetan 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 Tibetan and Persian languages:
Tibetan Interesting Facts:
- Tibetan dialects vary alot, so it's difficult for tibetans to understand each other if they are not from same area.
- Tibetan is tonal with six tones in all: short low, long low, high falling, low falling, short high, long high.
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 Tibetan language was derived from and is similar to Nepali and Bhutanese Languages whereas Tibetan language is similar to Pashto and Balochi Languages and derived from Arabic Language.