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Marathi and Persian


Persian and Marathi


Countries

Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra  
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
3  
12

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

Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

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

Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad  
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan  

Interesting Facts
  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  
  • 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
Konkani Language  
Pashto and Balochi Languages  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Arabic Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200  
Persian-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
52  
31
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16  
13
6  
3

How Many Consonants
36  
26
23  
13

Scripts
Devanagari  
Arabic  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks  
2
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)  
سلام  

Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)  
متشکرم  

How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)  
چطور هستید?  

Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)  
شب بخیر  

Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)  
عصر بخیر  

Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)  
بعد از ظهر بخیر  

Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)  
صبح به خیر  

Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)  
لطفا  

Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)  
متاسف  

Bye
बाय (Bāya)  
خدا حافظ  

I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)  
من شما را دوست دارم  

Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)  
ببخشيد!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani  
Western Persian  

Where They Speak
Kokan  
Iran, Iraq  

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00  
23
47,000,000.00  
7

Dialect 2
Varhadi  
Dari Persian  

Where They Speak
Vidarbha  
Afganistan  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
12
12,500,000.00  
7

Dialect 3
Khandeshi  
Tajik Persian  

Where They Speak
Khandesh  
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan  

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00  
15
7,900,000.00  
6

Total No. Of Dialects
42  
29
12  
12

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
71.00 million  
25
65.00 million  
26

Speaking Population
1.10 %  
18
0.99 %  
20

Native Speakers
68.00 million  
16
65.00 million  
17

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million  
32
Not Available  

Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)  
فارسی  

Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu  
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian  

French Name
marathe  
persan  

German Name
Marathi  
Persisch  

Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]  
[fɒːɾˈsiː]  

Ethnicity
Marathi people  
Persian people  

History

Origin
10th century  
1500 BC  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Indic  
Iranian  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit  
Old Persian and Middle Persian  

Standard Forms
Marathi  
Persian  

Language Position
17  
15
23  
19

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Persian Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mr  
fa  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mar  
fas  

ISO 639 2/B
mar  
per  

ISO 639 3
mar  
pes  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
mara1378  
fars1254  

Linguasphere
omr  
58-AAC-c  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Synthetic  

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

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Marathi and Persian Speaking population

Marathi and Persian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Marathi and Persian languages can be compared. The total count of Marathi and Persian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 % 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 Marathi and Persian on Marathi vs Persian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Marathi and Persian Language Codes

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

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