Persian and Hindi Speaking countries
Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
Fiji, India
National Language
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
India
Second Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Oceania
Minority Language
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan
Central Hindi Directorate
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.
- In Hindi language, nouns are followed by post positions.
- In Hindi, there are many familiar words in English which are in Hindi or of Hindi origin.
Similar To
Pashto and Balochi Languages
Urdu
Derived From
Arabic Language
Sanskrit Language
Persian and Hindi as Minority Language
In Persian and Hindi speaking countries you will get the countries which have Persian and Hindi 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.
- Hindi as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
If you want to compare Persian and Hindi dialects, then you can go to Persian vs Hindi Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Persian and Hindi Regulators
Persian and Hindi speaking countries provide you Persian and Hindi 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.Hindi is regulated by Central Hindi Directorate. Also get to learn, Persian and Hindi Language History.
Persian and Hindi Continents
Thinking about Persian and Hindi continents in which Persian and Hindi speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Persian and Hindi. Most of the Persian speaking countries lie in Asia. While Hindi speaking countries lie in Asia, Oceania. 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 Hindi 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.
Hindi Interesting Facts:
- In Hindi language, nouns are followed by post positions.
- In Hindi, there are many familiar words in English which are in Hindi or of Hindi origin.
The Persian language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Pashto and Balochi Languages whereas Persian language is similar to Urdu and derived from Sanskrit Language.