Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
South Africa
National Language
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
South Africa
Second Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Botswana, Lesotho
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.
- Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
- The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
Similar To
Pashto and Balochi Languages
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
Arabic Language
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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Thank You
متشکرم
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
چطور هستید?
Unjani
Good Night
شب بخیر
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
عصر بخیر
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
بعد از ظهر بخیر
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good Morning
صبح به خیر
Molo
Sorry
متاسف
Ndicela uxolo
Bye
خدا حافظ
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
من شما را دوست دارم
Ndiyakuthanda
Dialect 1
Western Persian
Gcaleka
Where They Speak
Iran, Iraq
South Africa
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Dari Persian
Thembu
Where They Speak
Afganistan
South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Tajik Persian
Hlubi
Where They Speak
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
South Africa
How Many People Speak
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Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
فارسی
isiXhosa
Alternative Names
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
German Name
Persisch
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
[fɒːɾˈsiː]
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Ethnicity
Persian people
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Origin
1500 BC
16th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
Old Persian and Middle Persian
No early forms
Standard Forms
Persian
isiXhosa
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Persian Sign Language
Signed Xhosa
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
fars1254
xhos1239
Linguasphere
58-AAC-c
99-AUT-fa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
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All Persian and Xhosa 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 Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of Persian and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Persian are spoken in different Persian Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Persian vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Persian dialects include: Western Persian, Dari Persian. Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Persian and Xhosa Speaking population
Persian and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Persian and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Persian and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Persian language is 0.99 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 %. 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 Xhosa on Persian vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Persian and Xhosa Language Codes
Persian and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Persian and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.