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Persian and Armenian


Armenian and Persian


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan  
Armenian Highland  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
1  
14

National Language
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan  
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia, Europe  

Minority Language
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates  
Cyprus, Hungary, Iraq, Poland, Romania, Ukraine  

Regulated By
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan  
Armenian National Academy of Sciences  

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.
  
  • The first language into which Bible was translated is Armenian.
  • Christianity was recognized as a national religion in 301 by Armenia Country.
  

Similar To
Pashto and Balochi Languages  
Greek  

Derived From
Arabic Language  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Persian-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Armenian-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
32  
14
38  
20

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
6  
3

How Many Consonants
23  
13
32  
22

Scripts
Arabic  
Armenian manuscript  

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
12  
9

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
سلام  
Բարեւ (Barev)  

Thank You
متشکرم  
Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun)  

How Are You?
چطور هستید?  
Ինչպես եք դուք? (Inch’pes yek’ duk’)  

Good Night
شب بخیر  
Բարի գիշեր (Bari gisher)  

Good Evening
عصر بخیر  
Բարի երեկո (Bari yereko)  

Good Afternoon
بعد از ظهر بخیر  
Բարի օր (Bari or)  

Good Morning
صبح به خیر  
Բարի լույս (Bari luys)  

Please
لطفا  
Խնդրում եմ (Khndrum yem)  

Sorry
متاسف  
կներեք (knerek’)  

Bye
خدا حافظ  
Ց'տեսություն  

I Love You
من شما را دوست دارم  
Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’yez)  

Excuse Me
ببخشيد!  
Ներեցեք ինձ (Nerets’yek’ indz)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Western Persian  
Eastern Armenian  

Where They Speak
Iran, Iraq  
Armenia, Armenian Highland, Georgia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Turkey  

How Many People Speak
47,000,000.00  
15
6,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Dari Persian  
Western Armenian  

Where They Speak
Afganistan  
Armenian Highland, Cilicia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey  

How Many People Speak
12,500,000.00  
33
6,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Tajik Persian  
Eastern Armenian  

Where They Speak
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan  
-  

How Many People Speak
7,900,000.00  
32
6,000,000.00  
34

Total No. Of Dialects
12  
12
2  
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
65.00 million  
26
6.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.99 %  
21
0.22 %  
99+

Native Speakers
65.00 million  
17
6.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
110.00 million  
7
7.00 million  
99+

Native Name
فارسی  
Հայերէն (Hayeren)  

Alternative Names
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian  
Armjanski Yazyk, Ena, Ermeni Dili, Ermenice, Somkhuri  

French Name
persan  
arménien  

German Name
Persisch  
Armenisch  

Pronunciation
[fɒːɾˈsiː]  
[hɑjɛˈɾɛn]  

Ethnicity
Persian people  
Armenians  

History

Origin
1500 BC  
late 5th century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
-  

Branch
Iranian  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Persian and Middle Persian  
Proto-Armenian, Classical Armenian, Middle Armenian, Armenian  

Standard Forms
Persian  
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian  

Language Position
23  
21
14  
13

Signed Forms
Persian Sign Language  
Signed Armenian  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
fa  
hy  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fas  
hye  

ISO 639 2/B
per  
arm  

ISO 639 3
pes  
hye  

ISO 639 6
pers  
hye  

Glottocode
fars1254  
arme1241  

Linguasphere
58-AAC-c  
57-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
Agglutinative, Synthetic  

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All Persian and Armenian Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Persian and Armenian dialects. Various dialects of Persian and Armenian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Persian are spoken in different Persian Speaking Countries whereas Armenian Dialects are spoken in different Armenian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Persian vs Armenian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Persian dialects include: Western Persian, Dari Persian. Armenian dialects include: Eastern Armenian , Western Armenian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Persian and Armenian Speaking population

Persian and Armenian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Persian and Armenian languages can be compared. The total count of Persian and Armenian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Persian language is 0.99 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Armenian language is 0.22 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Persian and Armenian on Persian vs Armenian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Persian and Armenian Language Codes

Persian and Armenian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Persian and Armenian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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