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Persian and Ilocano


Ilocano and Persian


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
1  
14

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

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  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan  
Commission on the Filipino Language  

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.
  
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  

Similar To
Pashto and Balochi Languages  
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages  

Derived From
Arabic Language  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32  
14
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
6  
3

How Many Consonants
23  
13
20  
10

Scripts
Arabic  
Ilokano Braille, Latin  

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
Not Available  

Greetings

Hello
سلام  
Kablaaw  

Thank You
متشکرم  
Agyamanak  

How Are You?
چطور هستید?  
Kumusta?  

Good Night
شب بخیر  
Naimbag a rabii  

Good Evening
عصر بخیر  
Naimbag a sardam  

Good Afternoon
بعد از ظهر بخیر  
Naimbag a malem  

Good Morning
صبح به خیر  
Naimbag a bigat  

Please
لطفا  
Not available  

Sorry
متاسف  
Agpakawanak  

Bye
خدا حافظ  
Pakada  

I Love You
من شما را دوست دارم  
Ayayatenka  

Excuse Me
ببخشيد!  
Maawan-dayawen  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Western Persian  
Balangao  

Where They Speak
Iran, Iraq  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
47,000,000.00  
7
21,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Dari Persian  
Bontoc  

Where They Speak
Afganistan  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
12,500,000.00  
7
41,000.00  
39

Dialect 3
Tajik Persian  
Not present  

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

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
9.10 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.99 %  
20
0.14 %  
99+

Native Speakers
65.00 million  
17
9.10 million  
99+

Native Name
فارسی  
ilokano  

Alternative Names
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian  
Ilokano, Iloko  

French Name
persan  
ilocano  

German Name
Persisch  
Ilokano-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[fɒːɾˈsiː]  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Persian people  
Ilocano people  

History

Origin
1500 BC  
18th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Austronesian 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  
Modern Ilocano  

Language Position
23  
19
94  
99+

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  
ilo  

ISO 639 2/B
per  
ilo  

ISO 639 3
pes  
ilo  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
fars1254  
ilok1237  

Linguasphere
58-AAC-c  
31-CBA-a  

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

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Persian and Ilocano Speaking population

Persian and Ilocano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Persian and Ilocano languages can be compared. The total count of Persian and Ilocano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Persian language is 0.99 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 %. 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 Ilocano on Persian vs Ilocano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Persian and Ilocano Language Codes

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

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