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Persian and Bhojpuri


Bhojpuri and Persian


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan  
India, No official status  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
0  
15

National Language
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan  
India  

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  
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  

Regulated By
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan  
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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.
  
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  

Similar To
Pashto and Balochi Languages  
Maithili and Magahi  

Derived From
Arabic Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32  
14
43  
23

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
11  
8

How Many Consonants
23  
13
34  
24

Scripts
Arabic  
Devanagari  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
سلام  
प्रणाम (prannam)  

Thank You
متشکرم  
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)  

How Are You?
چطور هستید?  
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)  

Good Night
شب بخیر  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Evening
عصر بخیر  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Afternoon
بعد از ظهر بخیر  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Morning
صبح به خیر  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Please
لطفا  
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)  

Sorry
متاسف  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  

Bye
خدا حافظ  
प्रणाम (prannam)  

I Love You
من شما را دوست دارم  
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)  

Excuse Me
ببخشيد!  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Western Persian  
Caribbean Hindustani  

Where They Speak
Iran, Iraq  
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  

How Many People Speak
47,000,000.00  
15
16,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Dari Persian  
Fiji Hindi  

Where They Speak
Afganistan  
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America  

How Many People Speak
12,500,000.00  
33
380,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Tajik Persian  
Tharu Bhojpuri  

Where They Speak
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan  
India  

How Many People Speak
7,900,000.00  
32
38,000,000.00  
16

Total No. Of Dialects
12  
12
13  
13

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
65.00 million  
26
40.00 million  
31

Speaking Population
0.99 %  
21
0.43 %  
33

Native Speakers
65.00 million  
17
40.00 million  
24

Second Language Speakers
110.00 million  
7
38.00 million  
23

Native Name
فارسی  
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)  

Alternative Names
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian  
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas  

French Name
persan  
bhojpuri  

German Name
Persisch  
Bhojpuri  

Pronunciation
[fɒːɾˈsiː]  
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/  

Ethnicity
Persian people  
Bhojpuri speakers  

History

Origin
1500 BC  
19th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
-  

Branch
Iranian  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Persian and Middle Persian  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Persian  
Bhojpuri  

Language Position
23  
21
37  
34

Signed Forms
Persian Sign Language  
Bhojpuri Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
fa  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fas  
bho  

ISO 639 2/B
per  
bho  

ISO 639 3
pes  
bho  

ISO 639 6
pers  
bho  

Glottocode
fars1254  
bhoj1246  

Linguasphere
58-AAC-c  
59-AAF-sa  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
-  

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All Persian and Bhojpuri 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 Bhojpuri dialects. Various dialects of Persian and Bhojpuri language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Persian are spoken in different Persian Speaking Countries whereas Bhojpuri Dialects are spoken in different Bhojpuri speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Persian vs Bhojpuri Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Persian dialects include: Western Persian, Dari Persian. Bhojpuri dialects include: Caribbean Hindustani , Fiji Hindi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Persian and Bhojpuri Speaking population

Persian and Bhojpuri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Persian and Bhojpuri languages can be compared. The total count of Persian and Bhojpuri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Persian language is 0.99 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 %. 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 Bhojpuri on Persian vs Bhojpuri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Persian and Bhojpuri Language Codes

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

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