Azerbaijani and Persian Speaking countries
Countries
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Syria, Turkey
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
National Language
Azerbaijan, Gambia
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
Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan
Interesting Facts
- Even though Official language of Azerbaijan is Azerbaijani, the Business language is Azerbaijani, English and Russian.
- Azerbaijan is known as “Land of Fire”, is country with unique culture and spellbinding history.
- 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
Turkish
Pashto and Balochi Languages
Derived From
Osmanly language
Arabic Language
Azerbaijani and Persian as Minority Language
In Azerbaijani and Persian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Azerbaijani and Persian as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Azerbaijani 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 Azerbaijani and Persian dialects, then you can go to Azerbaijani vs Persian Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Azerbaijani and Persian Regulators
Azerbaijani and Persian speaking countries provide you Azerbaijani and Persian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences regulates Azerbaijani language.Persian is regulated by Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan. Also get to learn, Azerbaijani and Persian Language History.
Azerbaijani and Persian Continents
Thinking about Azerbaijani and Persian continents in which Azerbaijani and Persian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Azerbaijani and Persian. Most of the Azerbaijani 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 Azerbaijani and Persian languages:
Azerbaijani Interesting Facts:
- Even though Official language of Azerbaijan is Azerbaijani, the Business language is Azerbaijani, English and Russian.
- Azerbaijan is known as “Land of Fire”, is country with unique culture and spellbinding history.
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 Azerbaijani language was derived from Osmanly language and is similar to Turkish whereas Azerbaijani language is similar to Pashto and Balochi Languages and derived from Arabic Language.