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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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