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Persian and Dzongkha Speaking countries


Dzongkha and Persian Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan  
Bhutan  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
1  
14

National Language
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan  
Bhutan  

Second Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka  
India  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates  
India  

Regulated By
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan  
Dzongkha Development Commission  

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.
  
  • Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
  

Similar To
Pashto and Balochi Languages  
Sikkimese Language  

Derived From
Arabic Language  
Tibetan Language  

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Persian and Dzongkha as Minority Language

In Persian and Dzongkha speaking countries you will get the countries which have Persian and Dzongkha 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.
  • Dzongkha as minority language: India.

If you want to compare Persian and Dzongkha dialects, then you can go to Persian vs Dzongkha Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Persian and Dzongkha Regulators

Persian and Dzongkha speaking countries provide you Persian and Dzongkha 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.Dzongkha is regulated by Dzongkha Development Commission. Also get to learn, Persian and Dzongkha Language History.

Persian and Dzongkha Continents

Thinking about Persian and Dzongkha continents in which Persian and Dzongkha speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Persian and Dzongkha. Most of the Persian speaking countries lie in Asia. While Dzongkha 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 Dzongkha languages:

Persian Interesting Facts:

Dzongkha Interesting Facts:

The Persian language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Pashto and Balochi Languages whereas Persian language is similar to Sikkimese Language and derived from Tibetan Language.

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