Countries
South Africa
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
National Language
South Africa
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Regulated By
Not Available
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan
Interesting Facts
- Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
- The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
- 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
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Pashto and Balochi Languages
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Thank You
Ndiyabulela
متشکرم
How Are You?
Unjani
چطور هستید?
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
شب بخیر
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
عصر بخیر
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
بعد از ظهر بخیر
Good Morning
Molo
صبح به خیر
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
متاسف
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
خدا حافظ
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
من شما را دوست دارم
Dialect 1
Gcaleka
Western Persian
Where They Speak
South Africa
Iran, Iraq
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Thembu
Dari Persian
Where They Speak
South Africa
Afganistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Hlubi
Tajik Persian
Where They Speak
South Africa
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
isiXhosa
فارسی
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Persisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[fɒːɾˈsiː]
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Persian people
Origin
16th Century
1500 BC
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Persian and Middle Persian
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Persian
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
Persian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
xhos1239
fars1254
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
58-AAC-c
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Synthetic
All Xhosa 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 Xhosa and Persian dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Persian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Persian Dialects are spoken in different Persian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Persian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Persian dialects include: Western Persian , Dari Persian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Persian Speaking population
Xhosa and Persian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Persian languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Persian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % 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 Xhosa and Persian on Xhosa vs Persian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Persian Language Codes
Xhosa and Persian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Persian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.