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Persian and Malayalam Speaking countries


Malayalam and Persian Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan  
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
3  
12

National Language
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan  
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry  

Second Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands  

Regulated By
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan  
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala  

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.
  
  • Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
  • Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.
  

Similar To
Pashto and Balochi Languages  
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages  

Derived From
Arabic Language  
Sanskrit Language  

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Persian and Malayalam as Minority Language

In Persian and Malayalam speaking countries you will get the countries which have Persian and Malayalam 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.
  • Malayalam as minority language: Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

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

Persian and Malayalam Regulators

Persian and Malayalam speaking countries provide you Persian and Malayalam 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.Malayalam is regulated by Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala. Also get to learn, Persian and Malayalam Language History.

Persian and Malayalam Continents

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

Persian Interesting Facts:

Malayalam Interesting Facts:

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

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