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Persian vs Kashmiri


Kashmiri vs Persian


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan  
India, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
2  
13

National Language
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan  
India, Pakistan  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

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  
Not Available  

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.
  
  • Kashmiri is the only Daridc language with literature which was originated more than seven hundred and fifty years ago.
  • Kashmiri has thousands of loan words from Persian and Arabic Languages.
  

Similar To
Pashto and Balochi Languages  
Hindi and Urdu Languages  

Derived From
Arabic Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32  
14
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
17  
14

How Many Consonants
23  
13
27  
17

Scripts
Arabic  
Arabic, Perso-Arabic script  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
سلام  
Assalām ‘alaikum  

Thank You
متشکرم  
शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya)  

How Are You?
چطور هستید?  
तोहय छिवा वारय? (tohy ch'ivaa vaarai?)  

Good Night
شب بخیر  
शबे खैर । (shabey k'eūr)  

Good Evening
عصر بخیر  
Not Available  

Good Afternoon
بعد از ظهر بخیر  
Hach t'ochoktiya  

Good Morning
صبح به خیر  
Hach ch'i  

Please
لطفا  
Not Available  

Sorry
متاسف  
माफ कॅरिव । (maap' keuriv)  

Bye
خدا حافظ  
Khuda hāfiz  

I Love You
من شما را دوست دارم  
be chus che seth mohabat karaan  

Excuse Me
ببخشيد!  
वय त्रॅाविव । (vat' treūviv)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Western Persian  
Kashtawari  

Where They Speak
Iran, Iraq  
India, Koshtawar valley, southeast kashmir, India  

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

Dialect 2
Dari Persian  
Poguli  

Where They Speak
Afganistan  
Pogul and Paristan valleys  

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

Dialect 3
Tajik Persian  
Rambani  

Where They Speak
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan  
India  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
12  
12
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.99 %  
20
Not Available  

Native Speakers
65.00 million  
17
5.42 million  
99+

Native Name
فارسی  
कॉशुर / كٲشُر  

Alternative Names
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian  
Cashmeeree, Cashmiri, Kacmiri, Kaschemiri, Keshur, Koshur  

French Name
persan  
kashmiri  

German Name
Persisch  
Kaschmiri  

Pronunciation
[fɒːɾˈsiː]  
[kəːʃur]  

Ethnicity
Persian people  
Kashmiris or koshur  

History

Origin
1500 BC  
12th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Iranian  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Persian and Middle Persian  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Persian  
Kashmiri  

Language Position
23  
19
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Persian Sign Language  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
fa  
ks  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fas  
kas  

ISO 639 2/B
per  
kas  

ISO 639 3
pes  
kas  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
fars1254  
kash1277  

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  

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Persian and Kashmiri Language History

Comparison of Persian vs Kashmiri language history gives us differences between origin of Persian and Kashmiri language. History of Persian language states that this language originated in 1500 BC whereas history of Kashmiri language states that this language originated in 12th Century. 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 Kashmiri Language History.

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

Persian vs Kashmiri Difficulty

The Persian vs Kashmiri difficulty level basically depends on the number of Persian Alphabets and Kashmiri 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 Kashmiri are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Persian and Kashmiri, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Persian is 44 weeks while to learn Kashmiri time required is 44 weeks.

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