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Azerbaijani and Pashto


Pashto and Azerbaijani


Countries

Countries
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Syria, Turkey   
Afganistan   

Total No. Of Countries
7   
8
1   
14

National Language
Azerbaijan, Gambia   
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
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Pakistan   

Regulated By
Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences   
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)   

Interesting Facts
  • Even though Official language of Azerbaijan is Azerbaijani, the Business language is Azerbaijani, English and Russian.
  • Azerbaijan is known as “Land of Fire”, is country with unique culture and spellbinding history.
  
  • 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
Turkish   
Persian and Balochi Languages   

Derived From
Osmanly language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Azerbaijani-alphabets.jpg#200   
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
32   
14
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
7   
4

How Many Consonants
23   
13
29   
19

Scripts
Latin   
Arabic   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Salam   
(salaam) سلام   

Thank You
Təşəkkür edirəm   
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر   

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

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

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

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

Good Morning
Sabahınız xeyir   
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏   

Please
lütfən   
(lotfan) لطفا   

Sorry
üzr   
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم   

Bye
xudafiz   
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان   

I Love You
Mən səni sevirəm   
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)   

Excuse Me
Bağışlayın   
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Derbent   
Central Pashto   

Where They Speak
Russia   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
6,500,000.00   
14

Dialect 2
Gazakh   
Northern Pashto   

Where They Speak
Azerbaijan   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

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

Dialect 3
Baku   
Wanetsi   

Where They Speak
Azerbaijan   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
95,000.00   
29

Total No. Of Dialects
33   
26
21   
19

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
26.00 million   
39
60.00 million   
27

Speaking Population
0.34 %   
37
0.58 %   
26

Native Speakers
23.00 million   
34
60.00 million   
20

Native Name
Azərbaycan dili / Азәрбајҹан дили / آذربايجانجا ديلي   
(paṧto) پښتو   

Alternative Names
Azeri, Azari, Azeri Turkish, Azerbaijani Turkish   
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto   

French Name
azéri   
pachto   

German Name
Aserbeidschanisch   
Paschtu   

Pronunciation
[ɑzærbɑjdʒɑn dili]   
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]   

Ethnicity
Azerbaijani   
Pashtun   

History

Origin
16th Century   
1651   

Language Family
Turkic Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Turkic   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Southwestern(Oghuz)   
Iranian   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

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

Language Position
38   
30
82   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
az   
ps   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
aze   
pus   

ISO 639 2/B
aze   
pus   

ISO 639 3
aze   
pus   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
azer1255   
pash1269   

Linguasphere
44-AAB-a   
58-ABD-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative   
Fusional   

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

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Azerbaijani and Pashto Speaking population

Azerbaijani and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Azerbaijani and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Azerbaijani and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Azerbaijani language is 0.34 % 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 Azerbaijani and Pashto on Azerbaijani vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Azerbaijani and Pashto Language Codes

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

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