Persian and Chinese Speaking countries
Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan
National Language
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
China, Taiwan
Second Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Republic of Brazil
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Indonesia, Malaysia
Regulated By
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan
Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council
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.
- Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
- In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
Similar To
Pashto and Balochi Languages
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Derived From
Arabic Language
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Persian and Chinese as Minority Language
In Persian and Chinese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Persian and Chinese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Persian as minority language: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates.
- Chinese as minority language: Indonesia, Malaysia.
If you want to compare Persian and Chinese dialects, then you can go to Persian vs Chinese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Persian and Chinese Regulators
Persian and Chinese speaking countries provide you Persian and Chinese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan regulates Persian language.Chinese is regulated by Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council. Also get to learn, Persian and Chinese Language History.
Persian and Chinese Continents
Thinking about Persian and Chinese continents in which Persian and Chinese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Persian and Chinese. Most of the Persian speaking countries lie in Asia. While Chinese 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 Persian and Chinese languages:
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.
Chinese Interesting Facts:
- Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
- In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
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