Countries
Burkina Faso
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo
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
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Regulated By
Not Available
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan
Interesting Facts
- Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
- Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
- 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
Dagbani Language
Pashto and Balochi Languages
Derived From
Not Available
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Thank You
Laafi bala
متشکرم
How Are You?
Laafi beme ?
چطور هستید?
Good Night
Ne y yungo
شب بخیر
Good Evening
ne y zabre
عصر بخیر
Good Afternoon
Kia ora
بعد از ظهر بخیر
Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo
صبح به خیر
Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare
خدا حافظ
I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
من شما را دوست دارم
Excuse Me
Y gafare
ببخشيد!
Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou
Western Persian
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
Iran, Iraq
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Saremde
Dari Persian
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
Afganistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Taolende
Tajik Persian
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Alternative Names
Not Available
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian
German Name
Mossi-Sprache
Persisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[fɒːɾˈsiː]
Ethnicity
Mossi
Persian people
Origin
Not available
1500 BC
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Gur (Voltaic)
Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Persian and Middle Persian
Standard Forms
Mossi
Persian
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Persian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
fa
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
moss1236
fars1254
Linguasphere
No data Available
58-AAC-c
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Synthetic
All Mossi 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 Mossi and Persian dialects. Various dialects of Mossi and Persian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Mossi are spoken in different Mossi Speaking Countries whereas Persian Dialects are spoken in different Persian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Mossi vs Persian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Mossi dialects include: Ouapadoupou, Saremde. Persian dialects include: Western Persian , Dari Persian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Mossi and Persian Speaking population
Mossi and Persian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Mossi and Persian languages can be compared. The total count of Mossi and Persian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 % 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 Mossi and Persian on Mossi vs Persian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Mossi and Persian Language Codes
Mossi and Persian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Mossi and Persian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.