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Basque and Pashto


Pashto and Basque


Countries

Countries
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre   
Afganistan   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
France, Spain   
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Pakistan   

Regulated By
Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee   
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)   

Interesting Facts
  • The Basque language is the oldest European language.
  • Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
  
  • 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
Spanish   
Persian and Balochi Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27   
9
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
7   
4

How Many Consonants
21   
11
29   
19

Scripts
Latin   
Arabic   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks   
13
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Kaixo   
(salaam) سلام   

Thank You
Eskerrik asko   
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر   

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

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

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

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

Good Morning
Egun on   
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏   

Please
Mesedez   
(lotfan) لطفا   

Sorry
Barkatu   
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم   

Bye
Agur   
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان   

I Love You
Maite zaitut   
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)   

Excuse Me
Barkatu   
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Navarro-Lapurdian   
Central Pashto   

Where They Speak
France   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
68,000.00   
99+
6,500,000.00   
14

Dialect 2
Souletin   
Northern Pashto   

Where They Speak
France, Soule, Spain   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
8,700.00   
99+
21,000,000.00   
4

Dialect 3
Biscayan   
Wanetsi   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
95,000.00   
29

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
21   
19

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.58 %   
26

Native Speakers
7.20 million   
99+
60.00 million   
20

Native Name
Not available   
(paṧto) پښتو   

Alternative Names
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense   
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto   

French Name
basque   
pachto   

German Name
Baskisch   
Paschtu   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]   

Ethnicity
Basque people   
Pashtun   

History

Origin
c. 1000   
1651   

Language Family
Vasconic Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Iranian   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian   
No early forms   

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

Language Position
Not Available   
82   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
eu   
ps   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
eus   
pus   

ISO 639 2/B
baq   
pus   

ISO 639 3
eus   
pus   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
basq1248   
pash1269   

Linguasphere
40-AAA-a   
58-ABD-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative   
Fusional   

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

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Basque and Pashto Speaking population

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

Basque and Pashto Language Codes

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

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