Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
Burkina Faso
National Language
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo
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
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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.
- Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
- Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
Similar To
Pashto and Balochi Languages
Dagbani Language
Derived From
Arabic Language
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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Thank You
متشکرم
Laafi bala
How Are You?
چطور هستید?
Laafi beme ?
Good Night
شب بخیر
Ne y yungo
Good Evening
عصر بخیر
ne y zabre
Good Afternoon
بعد از ظهر بخیر
Kia ora
Good Morning
صبح به خیر
Ne y yibeogo
Bye
خدا حافظ
Wend na kon-d nindaare
I Love You
من شما را دوست دارم
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
Excuse Me
ببخشيد!
Y gafare
Dialect 1
Western Persian
Ouapadoupou
Where They Speak
Iran, Iraq
Burkina Faso
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Dari Persian
Saremde
Where They Speak
Afganistan
Burkina Faso
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Tajik Persian
Taolende
Where They Speak
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Burkina Faso
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Alternative Names
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian
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German Name
Persisch
Mossi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[fɒːɾˈsiː]
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Ethnicity
Persian people
Mossi
Origin
1500 BC
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Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Western Sudanic
Branch
Iranian
Gur (Voltaic)
Early Forms
Old Persian and Middle Persian
No early forms
Standard Forms
Persian
Mossi
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Persian Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
fa
No data Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
fars1254
moss1236
Linguasphere
58-AAC-c
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
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All Persian and Mossi 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 Mossi dialects. Various dialects of Persian and Mossi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Persian are spoken in different Persian Speaking Countries whereas Mossi Dialects are spoken in different Mossi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Persian vs Mossi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Persian dialects include: Western Persian, Dari Persian. Mossi dialects include: Ouapadoupou , Saremde. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Persian and Mossi Speaking population
Persian and Mossi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Persian and Mossi languages can be compared. The total count of Persian and Mossi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Persian language is 0.99 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 %. 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 Mossi on Persian vs Mossi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Persian and Mossi Language Codes
Persian and Mossi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Persian and Mossi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.