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Persian and Albanian


Albanian and Persian


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan   
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
2   
13

National Language
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan   
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe   

Second Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka   
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Europe   

Minority Language
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates   
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania   

Regulated By
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan   
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana   

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
  • 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
    •   

Similar To
Pashto and Balochi Languages   
Romanian   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32   
14
36   
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
7   
4

How Many Consonants
23   
13
29   
19

Scripts
Arabic   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
سلام   
Përshëndetje   

Thank You
متشکرم   
Ju faleminderit   

How Are You?
چطور هستید?   
Si jeni?   

Good Night
شب بخیر   
natën e mirë   

Good Evening
عصر بخیر   
mirëmbrëma   

Good Afternoon
بعد از ظهر بخیر   
mirëdita   

Good Morning
صبح به خیر   
mirëmengjes   

Please
لطفا   
Ju lutem   

Sorry
متاسف   
Me fal   

Bye
خدا حافظ   
mirupafshim   

I Love You
من شما را دوست دارم   
unë e dua ju   

Excuse Me
ببخشيد!   
Më falni   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Western Persian   
Gheg Albanian   

Where They Speak
Iran, Iraq   
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia   

How Many People Speak
47,000,000.00   
7
3,400,000.00   
20

Dialect 2
Dari Persian   
Tosk Albanian   

Where They Speak
Afganistan   
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey   

How Many People Speak
12,500,000.00   
7
1,800,000.00   
20

Dialect 3
Tajik Persian   
Arbëresh   

Where They Speak
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan   
Italy   

How Many People Speak
7,900,000.00   
6
100,000.00   
28

Total No. Of Dialects
12   
12
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
65.00 million   
26
7.50 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.99 %   
20
Not Available   

Native Speakers
65.00 million   
17
3.10 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
3.60 million   
31

Native Name
فارسی   
shqip / gjuha shqipe   

Alternative Names
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian   
Not Available   

French Name
persan   
albanais   

German Name
Persisch   
Albanisch   

Pronunciation
[fɒːɾˈsiː]   
[ʃcip]   

Ethnicity
Persian people   
Albanians   

History

Origin
1500 BC   
1462 AD   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Not Available   

Branch
Iranian   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Persian and Middle Persian   
Old Albanian   

Standard Forms
Persian   
Standard Albanian   

Language Position
23   
19
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Persian Sign Language   
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
fa   
sq   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fas   
sqi   

ISO 639 2/B
per   
alb   

ISO 639 3
pes   
sqi   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
fars1254   
alba1267   

Linguasphere
58-AAC-c   
55-AAA-aaa   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic   
Synthetic   

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

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Persian and Albanian Speaking population

Persian and Albanian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Persian and Albanian languages can be compared. The total count of Persian and Albanian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Persian language is 0.99 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Albanian language is Not Available. 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 Persian and Albanian on Persian vs Albanian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Persian and Albanian Language Codes

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

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