Cebuano and Persian Speaking countries
Countries
Philippines
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
National Language
Philippines
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Second Language
Philippines
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
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan
Interesting Facts
- About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
- Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
- 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
Hiligaynon Language
Pashto and Balochi Languages
Derived From
Island of Cebu
Arabic Language
Cebuano and Persian as Minority Language
In Cebuano and Persian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Cebuano and Persian as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Cebuano 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 Cebuano and Persian dialects, then you can go to Cebuano vs Persian Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Cebuano and Persian Regulators
Cebuano and Persian speaking countries provide you Cebuano and Persian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters regulates Cebuano language.Persian is regulated by Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan. Also get to learn, Cebuano and Persian Language History.
Cebuano and Persian Continents
Thinking about Cebuano and Persian continents in which Cebuano and Persian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Cebuano and Persian. Most of the Cebuano 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 Cebuano and Persian languages:
Cebuano Interesting Facts:
- About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
- Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
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 Cebuano language was derived from Island of Cebu and is similar to Hiligaynon Language whereas Cebuano language is similar to Pashto and Balochi Languages and derived from Arabic Language.