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Persian and Sinhalese Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
Sri Lanka
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
31
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Sri Lanka
1.4 Second Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
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
Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)
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.
  • In Sinhalese language, there are many loanwords from Dravidian languages mainly Tamil, Portuguese, Dutch and English.
  • Sinhalese language has it own script/ writing system.
1.9 Similar To
Pashto and Balochi Languages
Maldivian Language
1.10 Derived From
Arabic Language
Sanskrit Language

Persian vs Sinhalese Countries

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

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

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

Persian and Sinhalese as Minority Language

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

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

Persian and Sinhalese Regulators

Persian and Sinhalese speaking countries provide you Persian and Sinhalese 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.Sinhalese is regulated by Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල). Also get to learn, Persian and Sinhalese Language History.

Persian and Sinhalese Continents

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

Sinhalese Interesting Facts:

  • In Sinhalese language, there are many loanwords from Dravidian languages mainly Tamil, Portuguese, Dutch and English.
  • Sinhalese language has it own script/ writing system.

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