Persian and Uyghur Speaking countries
Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
China
National Language
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
China
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
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan
Regulated By
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan
Working Committee of Ethnic Language and Writing of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
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.
- Uyghur language has large quantity of loan words from Persian, Russian and Chinese.
- Uyghur was originally written with the Orkhon Alphabets.
Similar To
Pashto and Balochi Languages
Uzbek Language
Derived From
Arabic Language
Gokturk Language
Persian and Uyghur as Minority Language
In Persian and Uyghur speaking countries you will get the countries which have Persian and Uyghur 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.
- Uyghur as minority language: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan.
If you want to compare Persian and Uyghur dialects, then you can go to Persian vs Uyghur Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Persian and Uyghur Regulators
Persian and Uyghur speaking countries provide you Persian and Uyghur 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.Uyghur is regulated by Working Committee of Ethnic Language and Writing of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Also get to learn, Persian and Uyghur Language History.
Persian and Uyghur Continents
Thinking about Persian and Uyghur continents in which Persian and Uyghur speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Persian and Uyghur. Most of the Persian speaking countries lie in Asia. While Uyghur 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 Uyghur 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.
Uyghur Interesting Facts:
- Uyghur language has large quantity of loan words from Persian, Russian and Chinese.
- Uyghur was originally written with the Orkhon Alphabets.
The Persian language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Pashto and Balochi Languages whereas Persian language is similar to Uzbek Language and derived from Gokturk Language.