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Persian and Marathi


Marathi and Persian


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan  
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
4  
11

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

Second Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka  
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates  
Israel, Mauritius  

Regulated By
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan  
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad  

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.
  
  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  

Similar To
Pashto and Balochi Languages  
Konkani Language  

Derived From
Arabic Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Persian-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200  

Alphabets
32  
14
52  
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
16  
13

How Many Consonants
23  
13
36  
26

Scripts
Arabic  
Devanagari  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
4 weeks  
2

Greetings

Hello
سلام  
हॅलो (Hĕlō)  

Thank You
متشکرم  
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)  

How Are You?
چطور هستید?  
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)  

Good Night
شب بخیر  
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)  

Good Evening
عصر بخیر  
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)  

Good Afternoon
بعد از ظهر بخیر  
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)  

Good Morning
صبح به خیر  
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)  

Please
لطفا  
कृपया (Kr̥payā)  

Sorry
متاسف  
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)  

Bye
خدا حافظ  
बाय (Bāya)  

I Love You
من شما را دوست دارم  
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)  

Excuse Me
ببخشيد!  
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Western Persian  
Maharashtrian Konkani  

Where They Speak
Iran, Iraq  
Kokan  

How Many People Speak
47,000,000.00  
7
2,400,000.00  
23

Dialect 2
Dari Persian  
Varhadi  

Where They Speak
Afganistan  
Vidarbha  

How Many People Speak
12,500,000.00  
7
7,000,000.00  
12

Dialect 3
Tajik Persian  
Khandeshi  

Where They Speak
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan  
Khandesh  

How Many People Speak
7,900,000.00  
6
1,900,000.00  
15

Total No. Of Dialects
12  
12
42  
29

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
65.00 million  
26
71.00 million  
25

Speaking Population
0.99 %  
20
1.10 %  
18

Native Speakers
65.00 million  
17
68.00 million  
16

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
3.00 million  
32

Native Name
فارسی  
मराठी (marāṭhī)  

Alternative Names
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian  
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu  

French Name
persan  
marathe  

German Name
Persisch  
Marathi  

Pronunciation
[fɒːɾˈsiː]  
[məˈɾaʈʰi]  

Ethnicity
Persian people  
Marathi people  

History

Origin
1500 BC  
10th 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  
Maharashtri Prakrit  

Standard Forms
Persian  
Marathi  

Language Position
23  
19
17  
15

Signed Forms
Persian Sign Language  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
fa  
mr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fas  
mar  

ISO 639 2/B
per  
mar  

ISO 639 3
pes  
mar  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
fars1254  
mara1378  

Linguasphere
58-AAC-c  
omr  

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

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Persian and Marathi Speaking population

Persian and Marathi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Persian and Marathi languages can be compared. The total count of Persian and Marathi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Persian language is 0.99 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 %. 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 Marathi on Persian vs Marathi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Persian and Marathi Language Codes

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

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