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Persian and Turkish History


Turkish and Persian Language History


History

Origin
1500 BC   
c. 1350   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Turkic Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Turkic   

Branch
Iranian   
Southwestern(Oghuz)   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Persian and Middle Persian   
Old Anatalian Turkish, Ottoman Turkish and Turkish   

Standard Forms
Persian   
Ottoman Turkish(defunct)   

Language Position
23   
19
19   
17

Signed Forms
Persian Sign Language   
Turkish Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

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Early forms of Persian and Turkish

The Early forms of Persian and Turkish explains the evolution of Persian and Turkish languages which is under Persian and Turkish history. The early forms give us the early stages of the language. By studying Persian and Turkish history we will understand how the Persian and Turkish languages were evolved and modified according to time.

  • Early forms of Persian: Old Persian and Middle Persian.
  • Early forms of Turkish: Old Anatalian Turkish, Ottoman Turkish and Turkish.
  • Standard forms of Persian: Persian.
  • Standard forms of Turkish: Ottoman Turkish(defunct).
  • Signed forms of Persian: Persian Sign Language
  • Signed forms of Turkish: Persian Sign Language

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Persian and Turkish Language Family

In Persian and Turkish history, you will get to know about Persian and Turkish language family. Go through all languages which belong to Afro-Asiatic Languages and Niger-Congo Languages and explore more about them. A language family is defined as group of languages that are derived from common ancestors. Persian is a part of Indo-European Family while Turkish is a part of Turkic Family. The subgroup and branch of Persian is Indo-Iranian and Iranian resp. The subgroup and branch of Turkish is Turkic and Southwestern(Oghuz) resp. Language families are subdivided into smaller units. Scripts used by these languages also depend upon their family. Check out the scripts used in Persian and Turkish language on Persian vs Turkish alphabets. You can also find which is the most widely spoken language in the world on Most Spoken Languages.

Persian vs Turkish Language Rank

It’s really interesting to find out Persian vs Turkish language rank. Persian and Turkish history gives you Persian and Turkish language rank. The Persian language rank is 23. And Turkish language rank is 19. The language which is at the higher position has maximum number of native speakers. If you want to know the number of native speakers then go to Persian vs Turkish.

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