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Persian vs Albanian


Albanian vs Persian


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan  
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
2  
13

National Language
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan  
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  

Second Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka  
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

Minority Language
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates  
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania  

Regulated By
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan  
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana  

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.
  
  • Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
  • 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
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Similar To
Pashto and Balochi Languages  
Romanian  

Derived From
Arabic Language  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32  
14
36  
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
7  
4

How Many Consonants
23  
13
29  
19

Scripts
Arabic  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
سلام  
Përshëndetje  

Thank You
متشکرم  
Ju faleminderit  

How Are You?
چطور هستید?  
Si jeni?  

Good Night
شب بخیر  
natën e mirë  

Good Evening
عصر بخیر  
mirëmbrëma  

Good Afternoon
بعد از ظهر بخیر  
mirëdita  

Good Morning
صبح به خیر  
mirëmengjes  

Please
لطفا  
Ju lutem  

Sorry
متاسف  
Me fal  

Bye
خدا حافظ  
mirupafshim  

I Love You
من شما را دوست دارم  
unë e dua ju  

Excuse Me
ببخشيد!  
Më falni  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Western Persian  
Gheg Albanian  

Where They Speak
Iran, Iraq  
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia  

How Many People Speak
47,000,000.00  
7
3,400,000.00  
20

Dialect 2
Dari Persian  
Tosk Albanian  

Where They Speak
Afganistan  
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey  

How Many People Speak
12,500,000.00  
7
1,800,000.00  
20

Dialect 3
Tajik Persian  
Arbëresh  

Where They Speak
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan  
Italy  

How Many People Speak
7,900,000.00  
6
100,000.00  
28

Total No. Of Dialects
12  
12
4  
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
65.00 million  
26
7.50 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.99 %  
20
Not Available  

Native Speakers
65.00 million  
17
3.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
3.60 million  
31

Native Name
فارسی  
shqip / gjuha shqipe  

Alternative Names
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian  
Not Available  

French Name
persan  
albanais  

German Name
Persisch  
Albanisch  

Pronunciation
[fɒːɾˈsiː]  
[ʃcip]  

Ethnicity
Persian people  
Albanians  

History

Origin
1500 BC  
1462 AD  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Not Available  

Branch
Iranian  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Persian and Middle Persian  
Old Albanian  

Standard Forms
Persian  
Standard Albanian  

Language Position
23  
19
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Persian Sign Language  
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
fa  
sq  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fas  
sqi  

ISO 639 2/B
per  
alb  

ISO 639 3
pes  
sqi  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
fars1254  
alba1267  

Linguasphere
58-AAC-c  
55-AAA-aaa  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
Synthetic  

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Persian and Albanian Language History

Comparison of Persian vs Albanian language history gives us differences between origin of Persian and Albanian language. History of Persian language states that this language originated in 1500 BC whereas history of Albanian language states that this language originated in 1462 AD. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Persian and Albanian Language History.

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Persian and Albanian Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Persian and Albanian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Persian and Albanian language. Persian word for "Hello" is سلام or Albanian word for "Thank You" is Ju faleminderit. Find more of such common Persian Greetings and Albanian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Persian vs Albanian Difficulty

The Persian vs Albanian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Persian Alphabets and Albanian Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Persian and Albanian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Persian and Albanian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Persian is 44 weeks while to learn Albanian time required is 44 weeks.

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