Burmese and Persian Speaking countries
Countries
Myanmar
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
National Language
Myanmar
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Second Language
Bangladesh, Burma
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Mon
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Regulated By
Myanmar Language Commission
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan
Interesting Facts
- The naming of people in Burmese is strange. There is no last name, often name is rhymed such as Ming Ming, Mo Mo or Jo Jo.
- It appears as odd language to many people because it has peculiar pitch register, tonal form as 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.
Similar To
Thai Language
Pashto and Balochi Languages
Derived From
Pali Language
Arabic Language
Burmese and Persian as Minority Language
In Burmese and Persian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Burmese and Persian as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Burmese as minority language: Mon.
- Persian as minority language: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates.
If you want to compare Burmese and Persian dialects, then you can go to Burmese vs Persian Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Burmese and Persian Regulators
Burmese and Persian speaking countries provide you Burmese and Persian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Myanmar Language Commission regulates Burmese language.Persian is regulated by Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan. Also get to learn, Burmese and Persian Language History.
Burmese and Persian Continents
Thinking about Burmese and Persian continents in which Burmese and Persian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Burmese and Persian. Most of the Burmese 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 Burmese and Persian languages:
Burmese Interesting Facts:
- The naming of people in Burmese is strange. There is no last name, often name is rhymed such as Ming Ming, Mo Mo or Jo Jo.
- It appears as odd language to many people because it has peculiar pitch register, tonal form as 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 Burmese language was derived from Pali Language and is similar to Thai Language whereas Burmese language is similar to Pashto and Balochi Languages and derived from Arabic Language.