Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
European Union, Latvia
National Language
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Latvia
Second Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Europe
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
Latvian State Language Center
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 written form of Latvian dates from 16th century was found in religious texts.
- The old latvian language was based on the a Gothic script.
Similar To
Pashto and Balochi Languages
Lithuanian Language
Derived From
Arabic Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
چطور هستید?
Kā jums klājas?
Good Night
شب بخیر
Ar labunakti
Good Evening
عصر بخیر
Labvakar
Good Afternoon
بعد از ظهر بخیر
Labdien
Good Morning
صبح به خیر
Labrīt
Bye
خدا حافظ
Uz redzēšanos
I Love You
من شما را دوست دارم
Es tevi mīlu
Excuse Me
ببخشيد!
Piedodiet!
Dialect 1
Western Persian
Livonian
Where They Speak
Iran, Iraq
Latvia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Dari Persian
Middle Latvian
Where They Speak
Afganistan
Latvia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Tajik Persian
High Latvian
Where They Speak
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
France, Latvia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
فارسی
latviešu valoda
Alternative Names
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian
Lettish
French Name
persan
letton
German Name
Persisch
Lettisch
Pronunciation
[fɒːɾˈsiː]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Persian people
Latvians or Letts
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Baltic
Branch
Iranian
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Persian and Middle Persian
No early forms
Standard Forms
Persian
Latvian
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Persian Sign Language
Latvian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
Not Available
not Available
Glottocode
fars1254
latv1249
Linguasphere
58-AAC-c
54-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
Synthetic
All Persian and Latvian 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 Latvian dialects. Various dialects of Persian and Latvian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Persian are spoken in different Persian Speaking Countries whereas Latvian Dialects are spoken in different Latvian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Persian vs Latvian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Persian dialects include: Western Persian, Dari Persian. Latvian dialects include: Livonian , Middle Latvian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Persian and Latvian Speaking population
Persian and Latvian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Persian and Latvian languages can be compared. The total count of Persian and Latvian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Persian language is 0.99 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Latvian language is Not Available. 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 Latvian on Persian vs Latvian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Persian and Latvian Language Codes
Persian and Latvian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Persian and Latvian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.