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Persian and Bhojpuri


Bhojpuri and Persian


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan   
India, No official status   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
0   
15

National Language
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan   
India   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates   
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago   

Regulated By
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan   
Not Available   

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.
  
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  

Similar To
Pashto and Balochi Languages   
Maithili and Magahi   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32   
14
43   
23

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
11   
8

How Many Consonants
23   
13
34   
24

Scripts
Arabic   
Devanagari   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
سلام   
प्रणाम (prannam)   

Thank You
متشکرم   
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)   

How Are You?
چطور هستید?   
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)   

Good Night
شب بخیر   
राम राम (raam raam)   

Good Evening
عصر بخیر   
राम राम (raam raam)   

Good Afternoon
بعد از ظهر بخیر   
राम राम (raam raam)   

Good Morning
صبح به خیر   
राम राम (raam raam)   

Please
لطفا   
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)   

Sorry
متاسف   
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)   

Bye
خدا حافظ   
प्रणाम (prannam)   

I Love You
من شما را دوست دارم   
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)   

Excuse Me
ببخشيد!   
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Western Persian   
Caribbean Hindustani   

Where They Speak
Iran, Iraq   
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago   

How Many People Speak
47,000,000.00   
7
16,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Dari Persian   
Fiji Hindi   

Where They Speak
Afganistan   
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America   

How Many People Speak
12,500,000.00   
7
380,000.00   
31

Dialect 3
Tajik Persian   
Tharu Bhojpuri   

Where They Speak
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan   
India   

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

Total No. Of Dialects
12   
12
13   
13

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
65.00 million   
26
40.00 million   
31

Speaking Population
0.99 %   
20
0.43 %   
31

Native Speakers
65.00 million   
17
40.00 million   
24

Native Name
فارسی   
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)   

Alternative Names
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian   
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas   

French Name
persan   
bhojpuri   

German Name
Persisch   
Bhojpuri   

Pronunciation
[fɒːɾˈsiː]   
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/   

Ethnicity
Persian people   
Not Available   

History

Origin
1500 BC   
19th 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   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Persian   
Bhojpuri   

Language Position
23   
19
37   
29

Signed Forms
Persian Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
fa   
No data Available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fas   
bho   

ISO 639 2/B
per   
bho   

ISO 639 3
pes   
bho   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
fars1254   
bhoj1246   

Linguasphere
58-AAC-c   
59-AAF-sa   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic   
Not Available   

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

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Persian and Bhojpuri Speaking population

Persian and Bhojpuri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Persian and Bhojpuri languages can be compared. The total count of Persian and Bhojpuri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Persian language is 0.99 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 %. 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 Bhojpuri on Persian vs Bhojpuri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Persian and Bhojpuri Language Codes

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

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