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French and Persian


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan   
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
32   
3

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

Second Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka   
Africa, Canada   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America   

Minority Language
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates   
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam   

Regulated By
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan   
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française   

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.
  
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  

Similar To
Pashto and Balochi Languages   
Italian Language   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32   
14
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
6   
3

How Many Consonants
23   
13
20   
10

Scripts
Arabic   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
سلام   
bonjour   

Thank You
متشکرم   
Merci   

How Are You?
چطور هستید?   
Comment allez-vous?   

Good Night
شب بخیر   
bonne Nuit   

Good Evening
عصر بخیر   
bonsoir   

Good Afternoon
بعد از ظهر بخیر   
bon Après-Midi   

Good Morning
صبح به خیر   
Bonjour   

Please
لطفا   
S'il vous plaît   

Sorry
متاسف   
désolé   

Bye
خدا حافظ   
au revoir   

I Love You
من شما را دوست دارم   
Je t'aime   

Excuse Me
ببخشيد!   
Excuse Moi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Western Persian   
Quebec French   

Where They Speak
Iran, Iraq   
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada   

How Many People Speak
47,000,000.00   
7
6,200,000.00   
15

Dialect 2
Dari Persian   
African French   

Where They Speak
Afganistan   
Africa   

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

Dialect 3
Tajik Persian   
Swiss French   

Where They Speak
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan   
Northeast France, Switzerland   

How Many People Speak
7,900,000.00   
6
1,800,000.00   
16

Total No. Of Dialects
12   
12
25   
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
65.00 million   
26
163.00 million   
11

Speaking Population
0.99 %   
20
1.12 %   
17

Native Speakers
65.00 million   
17
76.00 million   
13

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
87.00 million   
11

Native Name
فارسی   
français   

Alternative Names
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian   
Français   

French Name
persan   
français   

German Name
Persisch   
Französisch   

Pronunciation
[fɒːɾˈsiː]   
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]   

Ethnicity
Persian people   
Not Available   

History

Origin
1500 BC   
9th Century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Romance   

Branch
Iranian   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Persian and Middle Persian   
Old French, Middle French and French   

Standard Forms
Persian   
Standard French   

Language Position
23   
19
13   
12

Signed Forms
Persian Sign Language   
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
fa   
fr   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fas   
fra   

ISO 639 2/B
per   
fre   

ISO 639 3
pes   
fra   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
fras   

Glottocode
fars1254   
stan1290   

Linguasphere
58-AAC-c   
51-AAA-i   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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

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Persian and French Speaking population

Persian and French speaking population is one of the factors based on which Persian and French languages can be compared. The total count of Persian and French Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Persian language is 0.99 % whereas the percentage of people speaking French language is 1.12 %. 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 French on Persian vs French where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Persian and French Language Codes

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

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