Persian and Khmer Speaking countries

Persian

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan

Cambodia

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

0 46

1.3 National Language

Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan

Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam

1.4 Second Language

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

Not spoken in any of the countries

1.5 Speaking Continents

Asia

1.6 Minority Language

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

Australia, France, United States of America

1.7 Regulated By

Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan

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1.8 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.

Khmer is not the tonal language.
Khmer language has borrowed philisophical, administrative and technical vocabulary from Sanskrit and Pali.

1.9 Similar To

Pashto and Balochi Languages

Lao Language

1.10 Derived From

Arabic Language

Pali and Sanskrit Languages

Persian vs Khmer Countries

Comparing Persian vs Khmer countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Persian and Khmer languages.

Persian Speaking Countries: Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan.
Khmer Speaking Countries: Cambodia.

So we find that, total number of countries where Persian is official language is 3 whereas total number of countries where Khmer is official language is 1

Find if Persian and Khmer are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Persian and Khmer speaking countries will give you the presence of Persian and Khmer languages in different countries. Along with Persian vs Khmer countries, you can also compare Persian vs Khmer.

Persian and Khmer as Minority Language

In Persian and Khmer speaking countries you will get the countries which have Persian and Khmer 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.
Khmer as minority language: Australia, France, United States of America.

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

Persian and Khmer Regulators

Persian and Khmer speaking countries provide you Persian and Khmer 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.Khmer is not regulated. Also get to learn, Persian and Khmer Language History.

Persian and Khmer Continents

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

Khmer Interesting Facts:

Khmer is not the tonal language.
Khmer language has borrowed philisophical, administrative and technical vocabulary from Sanskrit and Pali.

The Persian language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Pashto and Balochi Languages whereas Persian language is similar to Lao Language and derived from Pali and Sanskrit Languages.