Persian and Konkani Speaking countries

Persian

Konkani

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan

India

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

0 46

1.3 National Language

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

India

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

Not spoken in any of the countries

1.7 Regulated By

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

Govenment of Goa

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.

Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.

1.9 Similar To

Pashto and Balochi Languages

Marathi

1.10 Derived From

Arabic Language

Sanskrit Language

Persian vs Konkani Countries

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

Persian Speaking Countries: Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan.
Konkani Speaking Countries: India.

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

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

Persian and Konkani as Minority Language

In Persian and Konkani speaking countries you will get the countries which have Persian and Konkani 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.
Konkani as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Persian and Konkani Regulators

Persian and Konkani speaking countries provide you Persian and Konkani 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.Konkani is regulated by Govenment of Goa. Also get to learn, Persian and Konkani Language History.

Persian and Konkani Continents

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

Konkani Interesting Facts:

Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.

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