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Persian and Kashmiri


Kashmiri and Persian


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan  
India, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
2  
13

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

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  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

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.
  
  • Kashmiri is the only Daridc language with literature which was originated more than seven hundred and fifty years ago.
  • Kashmiri has thousands of loan words from Persian and Arabic Languages.
  

Similar To
Pashto and Balochi Languages  
Hindi and Urdu Languages  

Derived From
Arabic Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32  
14
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
17  
14

How Many Consonants
23  
13
27  
17

Scripts
Arabic  
Arabic, Perso-Arabic script  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
سلام  
Assalām ‘alaikum  

Thank You
متشکرم  
शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya)  

How Are You?
چطور هستید?  
तोहय छिवा वारय? (tohy ch'ivaa vaarai?)  

Good Night
شب بخیر  
शबे खैर । (shabey k'eūr)  

Good Evening
عصر بخیر  
سہا مسا  

Good Afternoon
بعد از ظهر بخیر  
Hach t'ochoktiya  

Good Morning
صبح به خیر  
Hach ch'i  

Please
لطفا  
مهربانی کر  

Sorry
متاسف  
माफ कॅरिव । (maap' keuriv)  

Bye
خدا حافظ  
Khuda hāfiz  

I Love You
من شما را دوست دارم  
be chus che seth mohabat karaan  

Excuse Me
ببخشيد!  
वय त्रॅाविव । (vat' treūviv)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Western Persian  
Kashtawari  

Where They Speak
Iran, Iraq  
India, Koshtawar valley, southeast kashmir, India  

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

Dialect 2
Dari Persian  
Poguli  

Where They Speak
Afganistan  
Pogul and Paristan valleys  

How Many People Speak
12,500,000.00  
33
6,100,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Tajik Persian  
Rambani  

Where They Speak
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan  
India  

How Many People Speak
7,900,000.00  
32
5,600,000.00  
36

Total No. Of Dialects
12  
12
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.99 %  
21
0.05 %  
99+

Native Speakers
65.00 million  
17
5.42 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
110.00 million  
7
5.00 million  
99+

Native Name
فارسی  
कॉशुर / كٲشُر  

Alternative Names
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian  
Cashmeeree, Cashmiri, Kacmiri, Kaschemiri, Keshur, Koshur  

French Name
persan  
kashmiri  

German Name
Persisch  
Kaschmiri  

Pronunciation
[fɒːɾˈsiː]  
[kəːʃur]  

Ethnicity
Persian people  
Kashmiris or koshur  

History

Origin
1500 BC  
12th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Iranian  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Persian and Middle Persian  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Persian  
Kashmiri  

Language Position
23  
21
23  
21

Signed Forms
Persian Sign Language  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
fa  
ks  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fas  
kas  

ISO 639 2/B
per  
kas  

ISO 639 3
pes  
kas  

ISO 639 6
pers  
kas  

Glottocode
fars1254  
kash1277  

Linguasphere
58-AAC-c  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
-  

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

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Persian and Kashmiri Speaking population

Persian and Kashmiri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Persian and Kashmiri languages can be compared. The total count of Persian and Kashmiri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Persian language is 0.99 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kashmiri language is 0.05 %. 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 Kashmiri on Persian vs Kashmiri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Persian and Kashmiri Language Codes

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

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