Gujarati and Persian Speaking countries
Countries
India
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
National Language
India
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
Great Britain, Kenya, Malawi, Oman, Pakistan, Tanzania, Uganda, United States of America, Zambia
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Regulated By
NA
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan
Interesting Facts
- Gujarati was the first language of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi("Father of the Nation of India") and Vallabhbhai Patel ("Iron Man of India").
- Most of the words in Gujarati language are adopted from Sanskrit.
- 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
Bengali Language
Pashto and Balochi Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Arabic Language
Gujarati and Persian as Minority Language
In Gujarati and Persian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Gujarati and Persian as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Gujarati as minority language: Great Britain, Kenya, Malawi, Oman, Pakistan, Tanzania, Uganda, United States of America, Zambia.
- Persian as minority language: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates.
If you want to compare Gujarati and Persian dialects, then you can go to Gujarati vs Persian Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Gujarati and Persian Regulators
Gujarati and Persian speaking countries provide you Gujarati and Persian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. NA regulates Gujarati language.Persian is regulated by Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan. Also get to learn, Gujarati and Persian Language History.
Gujarati and Persian Continents
Thinking about Gujarati and Persian continents in which Gujarati and Persian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Gujarati and Persian. Most of the Gujarati 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 Gujarati and Persian languages:
Gujarati Interesting Facts:
- Gujarati was the first language of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi("Father of the Nation of India") and Vallabhbhai Patel ("Iron Man of India").
- Most of the words in Gujarati language are adopted from Sanskrit.
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 Gujarati language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Bengali Language whereas Gujarati language is similar to Pashto and Balochi Languages and derived from Arabic Language.