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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.
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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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