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Persian vs Galician


Galician vs Persian


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan  
Galicia  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
1  
14

National Language
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan  
Galicia  

Second Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

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  
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)  

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.
  
  • In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
  • The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
  

Similar To
Pashto and Balochi Languages  
Portuguese Language  

Derived From
Arabic Language  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32  
14
23  
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
7  
4

How Many Consonants
23  
13
19  
9

Scripts
Arabic  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
Not Available  

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
Not Available  

Greetings

Hello
سلام  
Ola  

Thank You
متشکرم  
Grazas  

How Are You?
چطور هستید?  
Que tal estás?  

Good Night
شب بخیر  
Boas noites  

Good Evening
عصر بخیر  
Boa tarde  

Good Afternoon
بعد از ظهر بخیر  
Boa tarde  

Good Morning
صبح به خیر  
Bos días  

Please
لطفا  
Por favor  

Sorry
متاسف  
Síntoo!  

Bye
خدا حافظ  
Adeus  

I Love You
من شما را دوست دارم  
Ámote  

Excuse Me
ببخشيد!  
Perdoe!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Western Persian  
Eastern Galician  

Where They Speak
Iran, Iraq  
East Galicia  

How Many People Speak
47,000,000.00  
7
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Dari Persian  
Central Galician  

Where They Speak
Afganistan  
Central Galicia  

How Many People Speak
12,500,000.00  
7
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Tajik Persian  
Western Galician  

Where They Speak
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan  
West Galicia  

How Many People Speak
7,900,000.00  
6
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
12  
12
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.99 %  
20
Not Available  

Native Speakers
65.00 million  
17
2.40 million  
99+

Native Name
فارسی  
Galego  

Alternative Names
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian  
Galego, Gallego  

French Name
persan  
galicien  

German Name
Persisch  
Galicisch  

Pronunciation
[fɒːɾˈsiː]  
[ɡaˈleɣo]  

Ethnicity
Persian people  
Not Available  

History

Origin
1500 BC  
c. 1175  

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  
Medieval Galician  

Standard Forms
Persian  
Galician  

Language Position
23  
19
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Persian Sign Language  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
fa  
gl  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fas  
glg  

ISO 639 2/B
per  
glg  

ISO 639 3
pes  
glg  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
fars1254  
gali1258  

Linguasphere
58-AAC-c  
51-AAA-ab  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
Not Available  

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Persian and Galician Language History

Comparison of Persian vs Galician language history gives us differences between origin of Persian and Galician language. History of Persian language states that this language originated in 1500 BC whereas history of Galician language states that this language originated in c. 1175. 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 Galician Language History.

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Persian and Galician 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 Galician greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Persian and Galician language. Persian word for "Hello" is سلام or Galician word for "Thank You" is Grazas. Find more of such common Persian Greetings and Galician Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Persian vs Galician Difficulty

The Persian vs Galician difficulty level basically depends on the number of Persian Alphabets and Galician 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 Galician are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Persian and Galician, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Persian is 44 weeks while to learn Galician time required is Not Available.

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