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Tamil and Persian


Persian and Tamil


Countries

Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
3  
12

National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan  

Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry  
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles  
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates  

Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University  
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan  

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
    •   
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Malayalam  
Pashto and Balochi Languages  

Derived From
-  
Arabic Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
247  
99+
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
6  
3

How Many Consonants
18  
8
23  
13

Scripts
Tamil  
Arabic  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)  
سلام  

Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)  
متشکرم  

How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)  
چطور هستید?  

Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)  
شب بخیر  

Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)  
عصر بخیر  

Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)  
بعد از ظهر بخیر  

Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)  
صبح به خیر  

Please
தயவு (Tayavu)  
لطفا  

Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)  
متاسف  

Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)  
خدا حافظ  

I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)  
من شما را دوست دارم  

Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)  
ببخشيد!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kongu  
Western Persian  

Where They Speak
Kongu  
Iran, Iraq  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
10
47,000,000.00  
15

Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil  
Dari Persian  

Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu  
Afganistan  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
8
12,500,000.00  
33

Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil  
Tajik Persian  

Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli  
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
7
7,900,000.00  
32

Total No. Of Dialects
10  
10
12  
12

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
78.00 million  
21
65.00 million  
26

Speaking Population
1.06 %  
20
0.99 %  
21

Native Speakers
70.00 million  
15
65.00 million  
17

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million  
99+
110.00 million  
7

Native Name
தமிழ்  
فارسی  

Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili  
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian  

French Name
tamoul  
persan  

German Name
Tamil  
Persisch  

Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]  
[fɒːɾˈsiː]  

Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans  
Persian people  

History

Origin
300 BC  
1500 BC  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Iranian  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil  
Old Persian and Middle Persian  

Standard Forms
Modern Tamil  
Persian  

Language Position
18  
16
23  
21

Signed Forms
Signed Tamil  
Persian Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ta  
fa  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tam  
fas  

ISO 639 2/B
tam  
per  

ISO 639 3
tam  
pes  

ISO 639 6
tam  
pers  

Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248  
fars1254  

Linguasphere
tami1289  
58-AAC-c  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Synthetic  

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

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Tamil and Persian Speaking population

Tamil and Persian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Persian languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Persian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Persian language is 0.99 %. 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 Tamil and Persian on Tamil vs Persian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tamil and Persian Language Codes

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

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