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Burmese and Persian Speaking countries


Persian and Burmese Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Myanmar  
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
3  
12

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  

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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:

Persian Interesting Facts:

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.

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