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Persian and Punjabi


Punjabi 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  
Pakistan  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates  
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America  

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.
  
  • Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
  • Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
  

Similar To
Pashto and Balochi Languages  
Hindi Language  

Derived From
Arabic Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32  
14
53  
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
9  
6

How Many Consonants
23  
13
41  
30

Scripts
Arabic  
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
6 weeks  
3

Greetings

Hello
سلام  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  

Thank You
متشکرم  
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  

How Are You?
چطور هستید?  
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  

Good Night
شب بخیر  
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  

Good Evening
عصر بخیر  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  

Good Afternoon
بعد از ظهر بخیر  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  

Good Morning
صبح به خیر  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  

Please
لطفا  
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  

Sorry
متاسف  
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  

Bye
خدا حافظ  
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  

I Love You
من شما را دوست دارم  
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  

Excuse Me
ببخشيد!  
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Western Persian  
Pothohari  

Where They Speak
Iran, Iraq  
Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
47,000,000.00  
7
2,500,000.00  
22

Dialect 2
Dari Persian  
Saraiki  

Where They Speak
Afganistan  
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
12,500,000.00  
7
20,000,000.00  
5

Dialect 3
Tajik Persian  
Doabi  

Where They Speak
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan  
Pakistan, Punjab, India  

How Many People Speak
7,900,000.00  
6
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
12  
12
30  
24

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
65.00 million  
26
154.30 million  
12

Speaking Population
0.99 %  
20
1.44 %  
11

Native Speakers
65.00 million  
17
100.00 million  
11

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
54.30 million  
12

Native Name
فارسی  
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  

Alternative Names
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian  
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  

French Name
persan  
pendjabi  

German Name
Persisch  
Pandschabi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[fɒːɾˈsiː]  
Not Availble  

Ethnicity
Persian people  
Punjabis  

History

Origin
1500 BC  
1000 AD  

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  
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  

Standard Forms
Persian  
Modern Punjabi  

Language Position
23  
19
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Persian Sign Language  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
Not Available  

Code

ISO 639 1
fa  
pa  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fas  
pan  

ISO 639 2/B
per  
pan  

ISO 639 3
pes  
pan  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
fars1254  
panj1256  

Linguasphere
58-AAC-c  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Not Available  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
Fusional  

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

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Persian and Punjabi Speaking population

Persian and Punjabi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Persian and Punjabi languages can be compared. The total count of Persian and Punjabi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Persian language is 0.99 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 %. 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 Punjabi on Persian vs Punjabi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Persian and Punjabi Language Codes

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

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