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Persian and Meithei


Meithei and Persian


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan  
India, Manipur  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
1  
14

National Language
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

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  
Assam, Manipur, Tripura  

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.
  
  • Meithei Language is currently classified as a vulnerable language by UNESCO.
  • The oldest document in Methei language was dated back in 8th century were inscriptions on the copper plate.
  

Similar To
Pashto and Balochi Languages  
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  

Derived From
Arabic Language  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32  
14
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
6  
3

How Many Consonants
23  
13
15  
5

Scripts
Arabic  
Bengali  

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
سلام  
Khurumjari  

Thank You
متشکرم  
Yamna nungaijare  

How Are You?
چطور هستید?  
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  

Good Night
شب بخیر  
Athengba Ahing  

Good Evening
عصر بخیر  
Not Available  

Good Afternoon
بعد از ظهر بخیر  
Not Available  

Good Morning
صبح به خیر  
Nongale haugatl  

Please
لطفا  
Chanbiduna  

Sorry
متاسف  
Saobiganu  

Bye
خدا حافظ  
Chatcharage  

I Love You
من شما را دوست دارم  
Eina nangbu nungsi  

Excuse Me
ببخشيد!  
Not Available  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Western Persian  
Loi  

Where They Speak
Iran, Iraq  
Burma, Laos  

How Many People Speak
47,000,000.00  
7
5,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Dari Persian  
Pangal  

Where They Speak
Afganistan  
Bangladesh, India  

How Many People Speak
12,500,000.00  
7
273,000.00  
32

Dialect 3
Tajik Persian  
Meithei proper  

Where They Speak
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

How Many People Speak
7,900,000.00  
6
1,250,000.00  
19

Total No. Of Dialects
12  
12
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.99 %  
20
Not Available  

Native Speakers
65.00 million  
17
1.50 million  
99+

Native Name
فارسی  
মৈইতৈইলোন  

Alternative Names
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian  
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna  

French Name
persan  
Meithei  

German Name
Persisch  
Meithei  

Pronunciation
[fɒːɾˈsiː]  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Persian people  
Meithei people  

History

Origin
1500 BC  
1700  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Sino-Tibetan Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Tibeto-Burman  

Branch
Iranian  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Persian and Middle Persian  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Persian  
Standard Meithei  

Language Position
23  
19
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Persian Sign Language  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Not Available  

Code

ISO 639 1
fa  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fas  
mni  

ISO 639 2/B
per  
mni  

ISO 639 3
pes  
mni  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
fars1254  
mani1292  

Linguasphere
58-AAC-c  
omp  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Not Available  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
Not Available  

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

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Persian and Meithei Speaking population

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

Persian and Meithei Language Codes

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

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