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Irish vs Persian


Persian vs Irish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland  
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
3  
12

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

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

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia  

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

Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge  
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan  

Interesting Facts
  • In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
  • There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
  
  • 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
Not Available  
Pashto and Balochi Languages  

Derived From
Not Available  
Arabic Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
18  
1
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
6  
3

How Many Consonants
13  
3
23  
13

Scripts
Latin  
Arabic  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
10
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Dia dhuit  
سلام  

Thank You
Go raibh maith agat  
متشکرم  

How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?  
چطور هستید?  

Good Night
Oíche mhaith  
شب بخیر  

Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit  
عصر بخیر  

Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit  
بعد از ظهر بخیر  

Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin  
صبح به خیر  

Please
le do thoil  
لطفا  

Sorry
Tá brón orm  
متاسف  

Bye
Slán  
خدا حافظ  

I Love You
Is breá liom thú  
من شما را دوست دارم  

Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal  
ببخشيد!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Connacht Irish  
Western Persian  

Where They Speak
Connacht  
Iran, Iraq  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
47,000,000.00  
7

Dialect 2
Munster Irish  
Dari Persian  

Where They Speak
Munster  
Afganistan  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
12,500,000.00  
7

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish  
Tajik Persian  

Where They Speak
Ulster  
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
7,900,000.00  
6

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
12  
12

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available  
0.99 %  
20

Native Speakers
0.14 million  
99+
65.00 million  
17

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million  
35
Not Available  

Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge  
فارسی  

Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish  
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian  

French Name
irlandais moyen  
persan  

German Name
Mittelirisch  
Persisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]  
[fɒːɾˈsiː]  

Ethnicity
Irish people  
Persian people  

History

Origin
c. 750  
1500 BC  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Celtic  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Goidelic  
Iranian  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish  
Old Persian and Middle Persian  

Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil  
Persian  

Language Position
Not Available  
23  
19

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language  
Persian Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ga  
fa  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
gle  
fas  

ISO 639 2/B
gle  
per  

ISO 639 3
gle  
pes  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
iris1253  
fars1254  

Linguasphere
50-AAA  
58-AAC-c  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Synthetic  

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Irish and Persian Language History

Comparison of Irish vs Persian language history gives us differences between origin of Irish and Persian language. History of Irish language states that this language originated in c. 750 whereas history of Persian language states that this language originated in 1500 BC. 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 Irish and Persian Language History.

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Irish and Persian 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 Irish and Persian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Irish and Persian language. Irish word for "Hello" is Dia dhuit or Persian word for "Thank You" is متشکرم. Find more of such common Irish Greetings and Persian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Irish vs Persian Difficulty

The Irish vs Persian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Irish Alphabets and Persian 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 Irish and Persian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Irish and Persian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Irish is 36 weeks while to learn Persian time required is 44 weeks.

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