Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
  
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
  
National Language
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
  
Andra Pradesh, India
  
Second Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
  
Karnataka
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
  
Regulated By
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan
  
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
  
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.
  
- Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
- Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
  
Similar To
Pashto and Balochi Languages
  
Tamil
  
Derived From
Arabic Language
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Persian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Arabic
  
Telugu Script
  
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
سلام
  
హలో (Halō)
  
Thank You
متشکرم
  
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
  
How Are You?
چطور هستید?
  
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
  
Good Night
شب بخیر
  
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
  
Good Evening
عصر بخیر
  
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
  
Good Afternoon
بعد از ظهر بخیر
  
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
  
Good Morning
صبح به خیر
  
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
  
Please
لطفا
  
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
  
Sorry
متاسف
  
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
  
Bye
خدا حافظ
  
బై (Bai)
  
I Love You
من شما را دوست دارم
  
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
  
Excuse Me
ببخشيد!
  
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
  
Dialect 1
Western Persian
  
Waddar
  
Where They Speak
Iran, Iraq
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
  
How Many People Speak
47,000,000.00
  
7
Dialect 2
Dari Persian
  
Chenchu
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
  
How Many People Speak
12,500,000.00
  
7
Dialect 3
Tajik Persian
  
Manna-Dora
  
Where They Speak
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
  
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak
7,900,000.00
  
6
How Many People Speak?
65.00 million
  
26
80.00 million
  
20
Native Speakers
65.00 million
  
17
75.00 million
  
14
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
5.00 million
  
29
Native Name
فارسی
  
తెలుగు (telugu)
  
Alternative Names
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian
  
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
  
French Name
persan
  
télougou
  
German Name
Persisch
  
Telugu-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
[fɒːɾˈsiː]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Persian people
  
Telugu people
  
Origin
1500 BC
  
c. 575
  
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
  
Early Telugu epigraphy
  
Standard Forms
Persian
  
Telugu
  
Signed Forms
Persian Sign Language
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
fa
  
te
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
fas
  
tel
  
ISO 639 2/B
per
  
tel
  
ISO 639 3
pes
  
tel
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
fars1254
  
telu1262
  
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
  
Not Available