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Persian vs Kannada


Kannada vs Persian


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan   
India, Karnataka, India   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
1   
14

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

Second Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka   
Goa   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates   
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   

Regulated By
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan   
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka   

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.
  
  • Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
  • Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  

Similar To
Pashto and Balochi Languages   
Telugu   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32   
14
49   
29

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
14   
11

How Many Consonants
23   
13
35   
25

Scripts
Arabic   
Kannada Script   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
سلام   
ಹಲೋ (Halō)   

Thank You
متشکرم   
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)   

How Are You?
چطور هستید?   
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)   

Good Night
شب بخیر   
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)   

Good Evening
عصر بخیر   
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)   

Good Afternoon
بعد از ظهر بخیر   
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)   

Good Morning
صبح به خیر   
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)   

Please
لطفا   
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)   

Sorry
متاسف   
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)   

Bye
خدا حافظ   
ಬೈ (Bai)   

I Love You
من شما را دوست دارم   
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)   

Excuse Me
ببخشيد!   
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Western Persian   
Badaga   

Where They Speak
Iran, Iraq   
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris   

How Many People Speak
47,000,000.00   
7
540,000.00   
33

Dialect 2
Dari Persian   
Urali   

Where They Speak
Afganistan   
kerala   

How Many People Speak
12,500,000.00   
7
6,440.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Tajik Persian   
Kurumba   

Where They Speak
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan   
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu   

How Many People Speak
7,900,000.00   
6
220,000.00   
23

Total No. Of Dialects
12   
12
20   
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
65.00 million   
26
49.00 million   
29

Speaking Population
0.99 %   
20
0.58 %   
26

Native Speakers
65.00 million   
17
38.00 million   
26

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
11.00 million   
21

Native Name
فارسی   
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)   

Alternative Names
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian   
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi   

French Name
persan   
kannada   

German Name
Persisch   
Kannada   

Pronunciation
[fɒːɾˈsiː]   
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]   

Ethnicity
Persian people   
Kannadiga   

History

Origin
1500 BC   
c. 450   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Not Available   

Branch
Iranian   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Persian and Middle Persian   
Old Kannada, Kannada   

Standard Forms
Persian   
Modern Kannada   

Language Position
23   
19
31   
25

Signed Forms
Persian Sign Language   
Indian Signing System (ISS)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
fa   
kn   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fas   
kan   

ISO 639 2/B
per   
kan   

ISO 639 3
pes   
kan   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
fars1254   
nucl1305   

Linguasphere
58-AAC-c   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic   
Not Available   

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Persian and Kannada Language History

Comparison of Persian vs Kannada language history gives us differences between origin of Persian and Kannada language. History of Persian language states that this language originated in 1500 BC whereas history of Kannada language states that this language originated in c. 450. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Persian and Kannada Language History.

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Persian and Kannada Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Persian and Kannada greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Persian and Kannada language. Persian word for "Hello" is سلام or Kannada word for "Thank You" is ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu). Find more of such common Persian Greetings and Kannada Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Persian vs Kannada Difficulty

The Persian vs Kannada difficulty level basically depends on the number of Persian Alphabets and Kannada Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Persian and Kannada are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Persian and Kannada, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Persian is 44 weeks while to learn Kannada time required is 44 weeks.

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