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Persian and Armenian


Armenian and Persian


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan   
Armenian Highland   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
1   
14

National Language
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan   
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic   

Second Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia, Europe   

Minority Language
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates   
Cyprus, Hungary, Iraq, Poland, Romania, Ukraine   

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

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.
  
  • The first language into which Bible was translated is Armenian.
  • Christianity was recognized as a national religion in 301 by Armenia Country.
  

Similar To
Pashto and Balochi Languages   
Greek   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32   
14
38   
20

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
6   
3

How Many Consonants
23   
13
32   
22

Scripts
Arabic   
Armenian manuscript   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
12   
9

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
سلام   
Բարեւ (Barev)   

Thank You
متشکرم   
Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun)   

How Are You?
چطور هستید?   
Ինչպես եք դուք? (Inch’pes yek’ duk’)   

Good Night
شب بخیر   
Բարի գիշեր (Bari gisher)   

Good Evening
عصر بخیر   
Բարի երեկո (Bari yereko)   

Good Afternoon
بعد از ظهر بخیر   
Բարի օր (Bari or)   

Good Morning
صبح به خیر   
Բարի լույս (Bari luys)   

Please
لطفا   
Խնդրում եմ (Khndrum yem)   

Sorry
متاسف   
կներեք (knerek’)   

Bye
خدا حافظ   
Ց'տեսություն   

I Love You
من شما را دوست دارم   
Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’yez)   

Excuse Me
ببخشيد!   
Ներեցեք ինձ (Nerets’yek’ indz)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Western Persian   
Eastern Armenian   

Where They Speak
Iran, Iraq   
Armenia, Armenian Highland, Georgia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Turkey   

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

Dialect 2
Dari Persian   
Western Armenian   

Where They Speak
Afganistan   
Armenian Highland, Cilicia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey   

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

Dialect 3
Tajik Persian   
Not Applicable   

Where They Speak
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan   
Not Applicable   

How Many People Speak
7,900,000.00   
6
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
12   
12
2   
2

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.99 %   
20
Not Available   

Native Speakers
65.00 million   
17
6.00 million   
99+

Native Name
فارسی   
Հայերէն (Hayeren)   

Alternative Names
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian   
Armjanski Yazyk, Ena, Ermeni Dili, Ermenice, Somkhuri   

French Name
persan   
arménien   

German Name
Persisch   
Armenisch   

Pronunciation
[fɒːɾˈsiː]   
[hɑjɛˈɾɛn]   

Ethnicity
Persian people   
Armenians   

History

Origin
1500 BC   
late 5th century   

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   
Proto-Armenian, Classical Armenian, Middle Armenian, Armenian   

Standard Forms
Persian   
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian   

Language Position
23   
19
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Persian Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
fa   
hy   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fas   
hye   

ISO 639 2/B
per   
arm   

ISO 639 3
pes   
hye   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
fars1254   
arme1241   

Linguasphere
58-AAC-c   
57-AAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic   
Agglutinative, Synthetic   

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

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Persian and Armenian Speaking population

Persian and Armenian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Persian and Armenian languages can be compared. The total count of Persian and Armenian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Persian language is 0.99 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Armenian 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 Armenian on Persian vs Armenian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Persian and Armenian Language Codes

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

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