Persian and Thai Speaking countries
Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
Thailand
National Language
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Thailand
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
Burma, Cambodia, Laos
Regulated By
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)
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.
- Thai is tonal language and also it is very repetitive and exaggerative language.
- You should learn thai language with native speakers and not with books or recorders, since speaking and writing in thai are not the same.
Similar To
Pashto and Balochi Languages
Lao Language
Derived From
Arabic Language
Khmer Language
Persian and Thai as Minority Language
In Persian and Thai speaking countries you will get the countries which have Persian and Thai 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.
- Thai as minority language: Burma, Cambodia, Laos.
If you want to compare Persian and Thai dialects, then you can go to Persian vs Thai Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Persian and Thai Regulators
Persian and Thai speaking countries provide you Persian and Thai 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.Thai is regulated by Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา). Also get to learn, Persian and Thai Language History.
Persian and Thai Continents
Thinking about Persian and Thai continents in which Persian and Thai speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Persian and Thai. Most of the Persian speaking countries lie in Asia. While Thai 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 Thai 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.
Thai Interesting Facts:
- Thai is tonal language and also it is very repetitive and exaggerative language.
- You should learn thai language with native speakers and not with books or recorders, since speaking and writing in thai are not the same.
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 Khmer Language.