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Turkish and Persian


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan  
Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Northern Cyprus, Romania, Turkey  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
11  
5

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

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  
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania  

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

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.
  
  • Turkish language oldest written records are found upon stone monuments in Central Asia, in Orhun, Yenisey and Talas regions.
  • Turkish language was developed in the Middle East, streching all the way to Eastern Europe.
  

Similar To
Pashto and Balochi Languages  
Azerbaijani Language  

Derived From
Arabic Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32  
14
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
8  
5

How Many Consonants
23  
13
21  
11

Scripts
Arabic  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
سلام  
Merhaba  

Thank You
متشکرم  
teşekkür ederim  

How Are You?
چطور هستید?  
Nasılsın?  

Good Night
شب بخیر  
İyi Geceler  

Good Evening
عصر بخیر  
İyi Akşamlar  

Good Afternoon
بعد از ظهر بخیر  
Tünaydın  

Good Morning
صبح به خیر  
günaydın  

Please
لطفا  
lütfen  

Sorry
متاسف  
üzgünüm  

Bye
خدا حافظ  
Hoşçakal  

I Love You
من شما را دوست دارم  
Seni seviyorum  

Excuse Me
ببخشيد!  
Afedersiniz  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Western Persian  
Azerbaijani Turkish  

Where They Speak
Iran, Iraq  
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Syria, Turkey  

How Many People Speak
47,000,000.00  
15
26,000,000.00  
25

Dialect 2
Dari Persian  
Crimean Turkish  

Where They Speak
Afganistan  
Bulgaria, Kyrgyzstan, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan  

How Many People Speak
12,500,000.00  
33
480,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Tajik Persian  
Gagauz  

Where They Speak
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan  
Moldova, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine  

How Many People Speak
7,900,000.00  
32
140,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
12  
12
9  
9

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
65.00 million  
26
75.00 million  
23

Speaking Population
0.99 %  
21
0.95 %  
22

Native Speakers
65.00 million  
17
60.00 million  
20

Second Language Speakers
110.00 million  
7
15.00 million  
34

Native Name
فارسی  
Türkçe  

Alternative Names
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian  
Anatolian, Türkisch  

French Name
persan  
turc  

German Name
Persisch  
Türkisch  

Pronunciation
[fɒːɾˈsiː]  
[ˈtyɾct͡ʃɛ]  

Ethnicity
Persian people  
Turkish  

History

Origin
1500 BC  
c. 1350  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Turkic Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Turkic  

Branch
Iranian  
Southwestern(Oghuz)  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Persian and Middle Persian  
Old Anatalian Turkish, Ottoman Turkish and Turkish  

Standard Forms
Persian  
Ottoman Turkish(defunct)  

Language Position
23  
21
19  
17

Signed Forms
Persian Sign Language  
Turkish Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
fa  
tr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fas  
tur  

ISO 639 2/B
per  
tur  

ISO 639 3
pes  
tur  

ISO 639 6
pers  
tur  

Glottocode
fars1254  
nucl1301  

Linguasphere
58-AAC-c  
44-AAB-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
Synthetic  

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

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Persian and Turkish Speaking population

Persian and Turkish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Persian and Turkish languages can be compared. The total count of Persian and Turkish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Persian language is 0.99 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Turkish language is 0.95 %. 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 Turkish on Persian vs Turkish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Persian and Turkish Language Codes

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

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