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Telugu and Persian


Persian and Telugu


Countries

Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam  
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
3  
12

National Language
Andra Pradesh, India  
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan  

Second Language
Karnataka  
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu  
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates  

Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh  
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan  

Interesting Facts
  • Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
  • Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Tamil  
Pashto and Balochi Languages  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Arabic Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
60  
35
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
19  
16
6  
3

How Many Consonants
41  
30
23  
13

Scripts
Telugu Script  
Arabic  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
హలో (Halō)  
سلام  

Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)  
متشکرم  

How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)  
چطور هستید?  

Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)  
شب بخیر  

Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)  
عصر بخیر  

Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)  
بعد از ظهر بخیر  

Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)  
صبح به خیر  

Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)  
لطفا  

Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)  
متاسف  

Bye
బై (Bai)  
خدا حافظ  

I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)  
من شما را دوست دارم  

Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)  
ببخشيد!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Waddar  
Western Persian  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra  
Iran, Iraq  

How Many People Speak
170,000.00  
39
47,000,000.00  
7

Dialect 2
Chenchu  
Dari Persian  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa  
Afganistan  

How Many People Speak
26,000.00  
99+
12,500,000.00  
7

Dialect 3
Manna-Dora  
Tajik Persian  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu  
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan  

How Many People Speak
30,000.00  
32
7,900,000.00  
6

Total No. Of Dialects
38  
28
12  
12

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
80.00 million  
20
65.00 million  
26

Speaking Population
1.15 %  
15
0.99 %  
20

Native Speakers
75.00 million  
14
65.00 million  
17

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
29
Not Available  

Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)  
فارسی  

Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan  
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian  

French Name
télougou  
persan  

German Name
Telugu-Sprache  
Persisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
[fɒːɾˈsiː]  

Ethnicity
Telugu people  
Persian people  

History

Origin
c. 575  
1500 BC  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Not Available  
Iranian  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy  
Old Persian and Middle Persian  

Standard Forms
Telugu  
Persian  

Language Position
15  
14
23  
19

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Persian Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
te  
fa  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tel  
fas  

ISO 639 2/B
tel  
per  

ISO 639 3
tel  
pes  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
telu1262  
fars1254  

Linguasphere
No data available  
58-AAC-c  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Synthetic  

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All Telugu and Persian 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 Telugu and Persian dialects. Various dialects of Telugu and Persian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Telugu are spoken in different Telugu Speaking Countries whereas Persian Dialects are spoken in different Persian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Telugu vs Persian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Telugu dialects include: Waddar, Chenchu. Persian dialects include: Western Persian , Dari Persian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Telugu and Persian Speaking population

Telugu and Persian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Telugu and Persian languages can be compared. The total count of Telugu and Persian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Persian language is 0.99 %. 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 Telugu and Persian on Telugu vs Persian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Telugu and Persian Language Codes

Telugu and Persian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Telugu and Persian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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