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Kurdish and Persian Speaking countries


Persian and Kurdish Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Iraq, Kurdistan   
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
3   
12

National Language
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey   
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
Middle East   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan   

Interesting Facts
  • The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
  • In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
  
  • 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
Farsi Language   
Pashto and Balochi Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Arabic Language   

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Kurdish and Persian as Minority Language

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

  • Kurdish 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 Kurdish and Persian dialects, then you can go to Kurdish vs Persian Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Kurdish and Persian Regulators

Kurdish and Persian speaking countries provide you Kurdish and Persian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Kurdish is not regulated.Persian is regulated by Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan. Also get to learn, Kurdish and Persian Language History.

Kurdish and Persian Continents

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

Kurdish Interesting Facts:

Persian Interesting Facts:

The Kurdish language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Farsi Language whereas Kurdish language is similar to Pashto and Balochi Languages and derived from Arabic Language.

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