Home›Iranian Languages›Official Status›Official LanguageBrowse ByOfficial LanguageOfficial status records whether a government or body has formally recognized a language. Wikipedia notes that Spanish "is the official language of 21 countries, as well as one of the six official languages of the United Nations," a formal standing well beyond how widely it is merely spoken. This dimension separates languages with formal recognition from those spoken without any official status.FactsOfficial LanguageSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEstimated Speakers (Millions)Well-attested200 1Official LanguageFilter Results4 entriesLanguage Family (Classification)AllIndo-European (2)Indo-Iranian (2)Western Iranian (2)RegionAllAsia (4)Central Asia (1)Kurdistan (1)Speaker Count BandAll16,000,000 to 59,000,000 (2)5,600,000 to 15,000,000 (1)60,000,000 to 1,500,000,000 (1)StatusAllLiving (4)Script UsedAllArabic Script (3)Cyrillic Script (1)Latin Script (1)Language KindAllSafe (3)TonalAllNot Tonal (1)Word OrderAllSOV (2)Period Start YearAll1501 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 4Iranian PersianOfficial LanguageKurdishOfficial LanguagePashtoOfficial LanguageTajikOfficial LanguageSources1. Wikipedia: Iranian Languagestier 2WikipediaInfobox, Speakers fieldQuote, Infobox, Speakers field200 millionView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.