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Persian vs Telugu


Telugu vs Persian


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan  
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
4  
11

National Language
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan  
Andra Pradesh, India  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu  

Regulated By
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan  
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh  

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.
  
  • Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
  • Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
  

Similar To
Pashto and Balochi Languages  
Tamil  

Derived From
Arabic Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32  
14
60  
35

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
19  
16

How Many Consonants
23  
13
41  
30

Scripts
Arabic  
Telugu Script  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
سلام  
హలో (Halō)  

Thank You
متشکرم  
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)  

How Are You?
چطور هستید?  
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)  

Good Night
شب بخیر  
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)  

Good Evening
عصر بخیر  
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)  

Good Afternoon
بعد از ظهر بخیر  
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)  

Good Morning
صبح به خیر  
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)  

Please
لطفا  
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)  

Sorry
متاسف  
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)  

Bye
خدا حافظ  
బై (Bai)  

I Love You
من شما را دوست دارم  
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)  

Excuse Me
ببخشيد!  
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Western Persian  
Waddar  

Where They Speak
Iran, Iraq  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra  

How Many People Speak
47,000,000.00  
15
170,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Dari Persian  
Chenchu  

Where They Speak
Afganistan  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa  

How Many People Speak
12,500,000.00  
33
26,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Tajik Persian  
Manna-Dora  

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

How Many People Speak
7,900,000.00  
32
30,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
12  
12
38  
28

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
65.00 million  
26
80.00 million  
20

Speaking Population
0.99 %  
21
1.15 %  
16

Native Speakers
65.00 million  
17
75.00 million  
14

Second Language Speakers
110.00 million  
7
5.00 million  
99+

Native Name
فارسی  
తెలుగు (telugu)  

Alternative Names
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian  
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan  

French Name
persan  
télougou  

German Name
Persisch  
Telugu-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[fɒːɾˈsiː]  
[ˈteluɡu]  

Ethnicity
Persian people  
Telugu people  

History

Origin
1500 BC  
c. 575  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
-  

Branch
Iranian  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Persian and Middle Persian  
Early Telugu epigraphy  

Standard Forms
Persian  
Telugu  

Language Position
23  
21
15  
14

Signed Forms
Persian Sign Language  
Signed Telugu  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
fa  
te  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fas  
tel  

ISO 639 2/B
per  
tel  

ISO 639 3
pes  
tel  

ISO 639 6
pers  
tel  

Glottocode
fars1254  
telu1262  

Linguasphere
58-AAC-c  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
-  

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Persian and Telugu Language History

Comparison of Persian vs Telugu language history gives us differences between origin of Persian and Telugu language. History of Persian language states that this language originated in 1500 BC whereas history of Telugu language states that this language originated in c. 575. 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 Telugu Language History.

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Persian and Telugu 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 Telugu greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Persian and Telugu language. Persian word for "Hello" is سلام or Telugu word for "Thank You" is ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu). Find more of such common Persian Greetings and Telugu Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Persian vs Telugu Difficulty

The Persian vs Telugu difficulty level basically depends on the number of Persian Alphabets and Telugu 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 Telugu are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Persian and Telugu, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Persian is 44 weeks while to learn Telugu time required is 44 weeks.

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