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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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