Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
South Africa
National Language
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
South Africa
Second Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan
Pan South African Language Board
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.
- The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
- Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.
Similar To
Pashto and Balochi Languages
Xhosa Language
Derived From
Arabic Language
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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Thank You
متشکرم
Ngiyabonga
How Are You?
چطور هستید?
unjani
Good Night
شب بخیر
okuhle ebusuku
Good Evening
عصر بخیر
okuhle kusihlwa
Good Afternoon
بعد از ظهر بخیر
okuhle ntambama
Good Morning
صبح به خیر
okuhle ekuseni
I Love You
من شما را دوست دارم
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Dialect 1
Western Persian
Qwabe
Where They Speak
Iran, Iraq
Gabon, South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Dari Persian
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Where They Speak
Afganistan
Georgia, South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Tajik Persian
Ndebele
Where They Speak
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Zimbabwe
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
فارسی
isiZulu
Alternative Names
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian
Isizulu, Zunda
French Name
persan
zoulou
German Name
Persisch
Zulu-Sprache
Pronunciation
[fɒːɾˈsiː]
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Ethnicity
Persian people
Zulu people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
Old Persian and Middle Persian
urban Zulu
Standard Forms
Persian
Deep Zulu
Signed Forms
Persian Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
fars1254
zulu1248
Linguasphere
58-AAC-c
99-AUT-fg
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
Not Available
All Persian and Zulu 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 Zulu dialects. Various dialects of Persian and Zulu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Persian are spoken in different Persian Speaking Countries whereas Zulu Dialects are spoken in different Zulu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Persian vs Zulu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Persian dialects include: Western Persian, Dari Persian. Zulu dialects include: Qwabe , central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Persian and Zulu Speaking population
Persian and Zulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Persian and Zulu languages can be compared. The total count of Persian and Zulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Persian language is 0.99 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 %. 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 Zulu on Persian vs Zulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Persian and Zulu Language Codes
Persian and Zulu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Persian and Zulu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.