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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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