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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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