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Tamil and Persian


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan  
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
6  
9

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

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

Alphabets
32  
14
247  
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
12  
9

How Many Consonants
23  
13
18  
8

Scripts
Arabic  
Tamil  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

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)  

Dialects

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  

Total No. Of Dialects
12  
12
10  
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
65.00 million  
26
78.00 million  
21

Speaking Population
0.99 %  
20
1.06 %  
19

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  

History

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  

Language Position
23  
19
18  
16

Signed Forms
Persian Sign Language  
Signed Tamil  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

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  

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

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Persian and Tamil Speaking population

Persian and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Persian and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Persian and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Persian language is 0.99 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 %. 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 Tamil on Persian vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Persian and Tamil Language Codes

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

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