Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
36
0
46
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National Language
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
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.
- Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
- The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
Similar To
Pashto and Balochi Languages
Malayalam
Derived From
Arabic Language
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
32247
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
612
0
32
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How Many Consonants
2318
9
60
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Scripts
Arabic
Tamil
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
63
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
سلام
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
متشکرم
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
چطور هستید?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
شب بخیر
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
عصر بخیر
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
بعد از ظهر بخیر
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
صبح به خیر
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
لطفا
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
متاسف
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
خدا حافظ
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
من شما را دوست دارم
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
ببخشيد!
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Western Persian
Kongu
Where They Speak
Iran, Iraq
Kongu
How Many People Speak
47,000,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Dari Persian
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Afganistan
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
12,500,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Tajik Persian
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
7,900,000.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
1210
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
65.00 million78.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.99 %1.06 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
65.00 million70.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
110.00 million8.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
فارسی
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
persan
tamoul
German Name
Persisch
Tamil
Pronunciation
[fɒːɾˈsiː]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Persian people
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
1500 BC
300 BC
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
-
Branch
Iranian
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Persian and Middle Persian
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Persian
Modern Tamil
Language Position
2318
1
120
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Signed Forms
Persian Sign Language
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
fa
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
fas
tam
ISO 639 2/B
per
tam
ISO 639 3
pes
tam
ISO 639 6
pers
tam
Glottocode
fars1254
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
58-AAC-c
tami1289
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
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