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Assamese and Pashto


Pashto and Assamese


Countries

Countries
India   
Afganistan   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Bangladesh, India   
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan   
Pakistan   

Regulated By
Asam Sahitya Sabha   
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)   

Interesting Facts
  • Assamese was reinstated as the state language of Assam in 1873.
  • Assamese language has its own stream of origin, it is evolved in a different way from rest of the Indo-Aryan languages of India.
    •   
  • 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
Bengali and Oriya   
Persian and Balochi Languages   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
52   
31
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11   
8
7   
4

How Many Consonants
41   
30
29   
19

Scripts
Bengali   
Arabic   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
nomoskaar   
(salaam) سلام   

Thank You
ḍhonyobaaḍ   
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر   

How Are You?
aapuni kene aase?   
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟   

Good Night
subhoraattri   
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير   

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

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

Good Morning
suprobhaat   
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏   

Please
anugroha kori   
(lotfan) لطفا   

Sorry
moi ḍukkhita   
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم   

Bye
biḍai   
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان   

I Love You
moi tomaak bhaalpaao   
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)   

Excuse Me
kyoma koribo   
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kamrupi   
Central Pashto   

Where They Speak
Western Assam   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00   
16
6,500,000.00   
14

Dialect 2
Goalpariya   
Northern Pashto   

Where They Speak
Western Assam   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
21,000,000.00   
4

Dialect 3
Bhakatiya   
Wanetsi   

Where They Speak
Assam   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
95,000.00   
29

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
21   
19

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.24 %   
99+
0.58 %   
26

Native Speakers
15.00 million   
40
60.00 million   
20

Native Name
অসমীয়া (asamīẏa)   
(paṧto) پښتو   

Alternative Names
Asambe, Asami, Asamiya   
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto   

French Name
assamais   
pachto   

German Name
Assamesisch   
Paschtu   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]   

Ethnicity
Assamese people   
Pashtun   

History

Origin
7th century A.D   
1651   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Indic   
Iranian   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Kamarupa   
No early forms   

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

Language Position
65   
99+
82   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
as   
ps   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
asm   
pus   

ISO 639 2/B
asm   
pus   

ISO 639 3
asm   
pus   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
assa1263   
pash1269   

Linguasphere
59-AAF-w   
58-ABD-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional   

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

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Assamese and Pashto Speaking population

Assamese and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Assamese and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Assamese and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Assamese language is 0.24 % 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 Assamese and Pashto on Assamese vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Assamese and Pashto Language Codes

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

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