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Bengali and Persian Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
43
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
Bangladesh, India
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
1.4 Second Language
India
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
1.6 Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
1.7 Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
  • 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
  • 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
Assamese and Oriya
Pashto and Balochi Languages
1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Arabic Language

Bengali vs Persian Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Bengali is official language is 4 whereas total number of countries where Persian is official language is 3

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

Bengali and Persian as Minority Language

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

  • Bengali as minority language: Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America.
  • Persian as minority language: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates.

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

Bengali and Persian Regulators

Bengali and Persian speaking countries provide you Bengali and Persian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi regulates Bengali language.Persian is regulated by Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan. Also get to learn, Bengali and Persian Language History.

Bengali and Persian Continents

Thinking about Bengali and Persian continents in which Bengali and Persian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Bengali and Persian. Most of the Bengali 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 Bengali and Persian languages:

Bengali Interesting Facts:

  • Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
  • 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.

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 Bengali language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Assamese and Oriya whereas Bengali language is similar to Pashto and Balochi Languages and derived from Arabic Language.