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Persian and Navajo


Navajo and Persian


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan  
United States of America  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
1  
14

National Language
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan  
United States of America  

Second Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
North America  

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.
  
  • Navajo language is tonal language, as it heavily relies on pitch to distinguish between similar words.
  • Navajo ethinc group is 2nd largest Native American group.
  

Similar To
Pashto and Balochi Languages  
Apache Language  

Derived From
Arabic Language  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32  
14
36  
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
12  
9

How Many Consonants
23  
13
34  
24

Scripts
Arabic  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
88 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
سلام  
Yá'át'ééh  

Thank You
متشکرم  
Ahéhee'  

How Are You?
چطور هستید?  
Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná?  

Good Night
شب بخیر  
Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į'  

Good Evening
عصر بخیر  
Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní  

Good Afternoon
بعد از ظهر بخیر  
Yá'át'ééh  

Good Morning
صبح به خیر  
Yá'át'ééh abíní  

Please
لطفا  
T'aa shoodi  

Sorry
متاسف  
Not available  

Bye
خدا حافظ  
Hágoónee’  

I Love You
من شما را دوست دارم  
Ayóó ánííníshí  

Excuse Me
ببخشيد!  
Shoohá  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Western Persian  
Navajo1  

Where They Speak
Iran, Iraq  
Arizona  

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

Dialect 2
Dari Persian  
Navajo2  

Where They Speak
Afganistan  
New Mexico  

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

Dialect 3
Tajik Persian  
Navajo3  

Where They Speak
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan  
Utah  

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
1.70 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.99 %  
20
Not Available  

Native Speakers
65.00 million  
17
1.70 million  
99+

Native Name
فارسی  
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí  

Alternative Names
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian  
Navaho  

French Name
persan  
navaho  

German Name
Persisch  
Navajo-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[fɒːɾˈsiː]  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Persian people  
Navajo people  

History

Origin
1500 BC  
1500 CE  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Dené–Yeniseian Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Athapascan  

Branch
Iranian  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Persian and Middle Persian  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Persian  
Navajo  

Language Position
23  
19
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Persian Sign Language  
Navajo Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
fa  
nv  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fas  
nav  

ISO 639 2/B
per  
nav  

ISO 639 3
pes  
nav  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
fars1254  
nava1243  

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  
Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic  

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All Persian and Navajo 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 Navajo dialects. Various dialects of Persian and Navajo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Persian are spoken in different Persian Speaking Countries whereas Navajo Dialects are spoken in different Navajo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Persian vs Navajo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Persian dialects include: Western Persian, Dari Persian. Navajo dialects include: Navajo1 , Navajo2. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Persian and Navajo Speaking population

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

Persian and Navajo Language Codes

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

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