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Persian and Kashmiri


Kashmiri and Persian


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan   
India, Pakistan   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
2   
13

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

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   
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.
  
  • Kashmiri is the only Daridc language with literature which was originated more than seven hundred and fifty years ago.
  • Kashmiri has thousands of loan words from Persian and Arabic Languages.
  

Similar To
Pashto and Balochi Languages   
Hindi and Urdu Languages   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32   
14
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
17   
14

How Many Consonants
23   
13
27   
17

Scripts
Arabic   
Arabic, Perso-Arabic script   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
سلام   
Assalām ‘alaikum   

Thank You
متشکرم   
शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya)   

How Are You?
چطور هستید?   
तोहय छिवा वारय? (tohy ch'ivaa vaarai?)   

Good Night
شب بخیر   
शबे खैर । (shabey k'eūr)   

Good Evening
عصر بخیر   
Not Available   

Good Afternoon
بعد از ظهر بخیر   
Hach t'ochoktiya   

Good Morning
صبح به خیر   
Hach ch'i   

Please
لطفا   
Not Available   

Sorry
متاسف   
माफ कॅरिव । (maap' keuriv)   

Bye
خدا حافظ   
Khuda hāfiz   

I Love You
من شما را دوست دارم   
be chus che seth mohabat karaan   

Excuse Me
ببخشيد!   
वय त्रॅाविव । (vat' treūviv)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Western Persian   
Kashtawari   

Where They Speak
Iran, Iraq   
India, Koshtawar valley, southeast kashmir, India   

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

Dialect 2
Dari Persian   
Poguli   

Where They Speak
Afganistan   
Pogul and Paristan valleys   

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

Dialect 3
Tajik Persian   
Rambani   

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
4   
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.99 %   
20
Not Available   

Native Speakers
65.00 million   
17
5.42 million   
99+

Native Name
فارسی   
कॉशुर / كٲشُر   

Alternative Names
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian   
Cashmeeree, Cashmiri, Kacmiri, Kaschemiri, Keshur, Koshur   

French Name
persan   
kashmiri   

German Name
Persisch   
Kaschmiri   

Pronunciation
[fɒːɾˈsiː]   
[kəːʃur]   

Ethnicity
Persian people   
Kashmiris or koshur   

History

Origin
1500 BC   
12th Century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Iranian   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Persian and Middle Persian   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Persian   
Kashmiri   

Language Position
23   
19
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Persian Sign Language   
Indian Signing System (ISS)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
fa   
ks   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fas   
kas   

ISO 639 2/B
per   
kas   

ISO 639 3
pes   
kas   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
fars1254   
kash1277   

Linguasphere
58-AAC-c   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic   
Not Available   

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

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Persian and Kashmiri Speaking population

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

Persian and Kashmiri Language Codes

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

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