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Albanian and Pashto


Pashto and Albanian


Countries

Countries
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe   
Afganistan   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe   
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora   

Second Language
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Asia   

Minority Language
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania   
Pakistan   

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana   
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)   

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
    •   
  • Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
  • The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
  

Similar To
Romanian   
Persian and Balochi Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
36   
18
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
7   
4

How Many Consonants
29   
19
29   
19

Scripts
Latin   
Arabic   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Përshëndetje   
(salaam) سلام   

Thank You
Ju faleminderit   
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر   

How Are You?
Si jeni?   
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟   

Good Night
natën e mirë   
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير   

Good Evening
mirëmbrëma   
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير   

Good Afternoon
mirëdita   
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير   

Good Morning
mirëmengjes   
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏   

Please
Ju lutem   
(lotfan) لطفا   

Sorry
Me fal   
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم   

Bye
mirupafshim   
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان   

I Love You
unë e dua ju   
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)   

Excuse Me
Më falni   
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gheg Albanian   
Central Pashto   

Where They Speak
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00   
20
6,500,000.00   
14

Dialect 2
Tosk Albanian   
Northern Pashto   

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

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00   
20
21,000,000.00   
4

Dialect 3
Arbëresh   
Wanetsi   

Where They Speak
Italy   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
100,000.00   
28
95,000.00   
29

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
21   
19

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.50 million   
99+
60.00 million   
27

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.58 %   
26

Native Speakers
3.10 million   
99+
60.00 million   
20

Second Language Speakers
3.60 million   
31
Not Available   

Native Name
shqip / gjuha shqipe   
(paṧto) پښتو   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto   

French Name
albanais   
pachto   

German Name
Albanisch   
Paschtu   

Pronunciation
[ʃcip]   
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]   

Ethnicity
Albanians   
Pashtun   

History

Origin
1462 AD   
1651   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Iranian   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Albanian   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard Albanian   
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto   

Language Position
Not Available   
82   
99+

Signed Forms
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
sq   
ps   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sqi   
pus   

ISO 639 2/B
alb   
pus   

ISO 639 3
sqi   
pus   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
alba1267   
pash1269   

Linguasphere
55-AAA-aaa   
58-ABD-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic   
Fusional   

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All Albanian and Pashto 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 Albanian and Pashto dialects. Various dialects of Albanian and Pashto language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Albanian are spoken in different Albanian Speaking Countries whereas Pashto Dialects are spoken in different Pashto speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Albanian vs Pashto Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Albanian dialects include: Gheg Albanian, Tosk Albanian. Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto , Northern Pashto. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Albanian and Pashto Speaking population

Albanian and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Albanian and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Albanian and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Albanian language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 %. 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 Albanian and Pashto on Albanian vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Albanian and Pashto Language Codes

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

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