Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
  
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
National Language
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
  
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
Second Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
  
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
  
Regulated By
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan
  
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
  
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.
  
- Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
- The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
Similar To
Pashto and Balochi Languages
  
Malayalam
  
Derived From
Arabic Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Persian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Arabic
  
Tamil
  
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
سلام
  
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
  
Thank You
متشکرم
  
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
  
How Are You?
چطور هستید?
  
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
  
Good Night
شب بخیر
  
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
  
Good Evening
عصر بخیر
  
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
  
Good Afternoon
بعد از ظهر بخیر
  
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
  
Good Morning
صبح به خیر
  
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
  
Please
لطفا
  
தயவு (Tayavu)
  
Sorry
متاسف
  
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
  
Bye
خدا حافظ
  
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
  
I Love You
من شما را دوست دارم
  
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
  
Excuse Me
ببخشيد!
  
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
  
Dialect 1
Western Persian
  
Kongu
  
Where They Speak
Iran, Iraq
  
Kongu
  
How Many People Speak
47,000,000.00
  
7
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Dari Persian
  
Madurai Tamil
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan
  
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak
12,500,000.00
  
7
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Tajik Persian
  
Tirunelveli Tamil
  
Where They Speak
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
  
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
  
How Many People Speak
7,900,000.00
  
6
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
65.00 million
  
26
78.00 million
  
21
Native Speakers
65.00 million
  
17
70.00 million
  
15
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
8.00 million
  
24
Native Name
فارسی
  
தமிழ்
  
Alternative Names
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian
  
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
  
French Name
persan
  
tamoul
  
German Name
Persisch
  
Tamil
  
Pronunciation
[fɒːɾˈsiː]
  
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
  
Ethnicity
Persian people
  
Tamil people or Tamilans
  
Origin
1500 BC
  
300 BC
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Iranian
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Persian and Middle Persian
  
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
  
Standard Forms
Persian
  
Modern Tamil
  
Signed Forms
Persian Sign Language
  
Signed Tamil
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
fa
  
ta
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
fas
  
tam
  
ISO 639 2/B
per
  
tam
  
ISO 639 3
pes
  
tam
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
tam
  
Glottocode
fars1254
  
tami1289, oldt1248
  
Linguasphere
58-AAC-c
  
tami1289
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
  
Not Available