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Welsh and Persian


Persian and Welsh


Countries

Countries
Wales  
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
3  
12

National Language
Wales  
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
Argentina, United Kingdom  
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates  

Regulated By
Welsh Language Commissioner  
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan  

Interesting Facts
  • One of the Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
  • Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
  
  • 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
English Language  
Pashto and Balochi Languages  

Derived From
British Language  
Arabic Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29  
11
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
6  
3

How Many Consonants
21  
11
23  
13

Scripts
Latin  
Arabic  

Writing Direction
-  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Helô  
سلام  

Thank You
Diolch  
متشکرم  

How Are You?
Sut ydych chi?  
چطور هستید?  

Good Night
Nos da  
شب بخیر  

Good Evening
Noswaith dda  
عصر بخیر  

Good Afternoon
P'nawn da  
بعد از ظهر بخیر  

Good Morning
Bore da  
صبح به خیر  

Please
os gwelwch yn dda  
لطفا  

Sorry
Mae'n ddrwg gennym  
متاسف  

Bye
Hwyl  
خدا حافظ  

I Love You
Dw i'n dy garu di  
من شما را دوست دارم  

Excuse Me
Esgusodwch fi  
ببخشيد!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Patagonian Welsh  
Western Persian  

Where They Speak
Argentina  
Iran, Iraq  

How Many People Speak
38,000.00  
99+
47,000,000.00  
15

Dialect 2
Y Wyndodeg  
Dari Persian  

Where They Speak
Gwynedd  
Afganistan  

How Many People Speak
700,000.00  
99+
12,500,000.00  
33

Dialect 3
Y Bowyseg  
Tajik Persian  

Where They Speak
Powys  
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan  

How Many People Speak
700,000.00  
99+
7,900,000.00  
32

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
12  
12

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.40 million  
99+
65.00 million  
26

Speaking Population
0.24 %  
99+
0.99 %  
21

Native Speakers
7.40 million  
99+
65.00 million  
17

Second Language Speakers
0.70 million  
99+
110.00 million  
7

Native Name
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg  
فارسی  

Alternative Names
Cymraeg  
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian  

French Name
gallois  
persan  

German Name
Kymrisch  
Persisch  

Pronunciation
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]  
[fɒːɾˈsiː]  

Ethnicity
Welsh people  
Persian people  

History

Origin
9th Century  
1500 BC  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Celtic  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Brythonic  
Iranian  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh  
Old Persian and Middle Persian  

Standard Forms
Welsh  
Persian  

Language Position
31  
29
23  
21

Signed Forms
Welsh Sign Language  
Persian Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
cy  
fa  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cym  
fas  

ISO 639 2/B
wel  
per  

ISO 639 3
cym  
pes  

ISO 639 6
cym  
pers  

Glottocode
wels1247  
fars1254  

Linguasphere
50-ABA  
58-AAC-c  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Historical  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Synthetic  

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

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Welsh and Persian Speaking population

Welsh and Persian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Welsh and Persian languages can be compared. The total count of Welsh and Persian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Welsh language is 0.24 % 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 Welsh and Persian on Welsh vs Persian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Welsh and Persian Language Codes

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

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