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Navajo and Persian


Persian and Navajo


Countries

Countries
United States of America   
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
3   
12

National Language
United States of America   
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
North America   
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
  • Navajo language is tonal language, as it heavily relies on pitch to distinguish between similar words.
  • Navajo ethinc group is 2nd largest Native American group.
  
  • 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
Apache Language   
Pashto and Balochi Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Arabic Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
36   
18
32   
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
6   
3

How Many Consonants
34   
24
23   
13

Scripts
Latin   
Arabic   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks   
13
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Yá'át'ééh   
سلام   

Thank You
Ahéhee'   
متشکرم   

How Are You?
Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná?   
چطور هستید?   

Good Night
Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į'   
شب بخیر   

Good Evening
Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní   
عصر بخیر   

Good Afternoon
Yá'át'ééh   
بعد از ظهر بخیر   

Good Morning
Yá'át'ééh abíní   
صبح به خیر   

Please
T'aa shoodi   
لطفا   

Sorry
Not available   
متاسف   

Bye
Hágoónee’   
خدا حافظ   

I Love You
Ayóó ánííníshí   
من شما را دوست دارم   

Excuse Me
Shoohá   
ببخشيد!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Navajo1   
Western Persian   

Where They Speak
Arizona   
Iran, Iraq   

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

Dialect 2
Navajo2   
Dari Persian   

Where They Speak
New Mexico   
Afganistan   

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

Dialect 3
Navajo3   
Tajik Persian   

Where They Speak
Utah   
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?
1.70 million   
99+
65.00 million   
26

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.99 %   
20

Native Speakers
1.70 million   
99+
65.00 million   
17

Native Name
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí   
فارسی   

Alternative Names
Navaho   
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian   

French Name
navaho   
persan   

German Name
Navajo-Sprache   
Persisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[fɒːɾˈsiː]   

Ethnicity
Navajo people   
Persian people   

History

Origin
1500 CE   
1500 BC   

Language Family
Dené–Yeniseian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Athapascan   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Iranian   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old Persian and Middle Persian   

Standard Forms
Navajo   
Persian   

Language Position
Not Available   
23   
19

Signed Forms
Navajo Sign Language   
Persian Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
nv   
fa   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
nav   
fas   

ISO 639 2/B
nav   
per   

ISO 639 3
nav   
pes   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nava1243   
fars1254   

Linguasphere
No data available   
58-AAC-c   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic   
Synthetic   

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All Navajo 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 Navajo and Persian dialects. Various dialects of Navajo and Persian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Navajo are spoken in different Navajo Speaking Countries whereas Persian Dialects are spoken in different Persian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Navajo vs Persian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Navajo dialects include: Navajo1, Navajo2. Persian dialects include: Western Persian , Dari Persian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Navajo and Persian Speaking population

Navajo and Persian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Navajo and Persian languages can be compared. The total count of Navajo and Persian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Navajo language is Not Available 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 Navajo and Persian on Navajo vs Persian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Navajo and Persian Language Codes

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

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