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Burmese and Pashto


Pashto and Burmese


Countries

Countries
Myanmar  
Afganistan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Myanmar  
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora  

Second Language
Bangladesh, Burma  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Mon  
Pakistan  

Regulated By
Myanmar Language Commission  
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)  

Interesting Facts
  • The naming of people in Burmese is strange. There is no last name, often name is rhymed such as Ming Ming, Mo Mo or Jo Jo.
  • It appears as odd language to many people because it has peculiar pitch register, tonal form as language.
  
  • 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
Thai Language  
Persian and Balochi Languages  

Derived From
Pali Language  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
33  
15
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
7  
4

How Many Consonants
33  
23
29  
19

Scripts
Tangut  
Arabic  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
မင်္ဂလာပါ (maingalarpar)  
(salaam) سلام  

Thank You
ကျေးဇူးတင်ပါသည် (kyaayyjuutainparsai)  
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر  

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

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

Good Evening
မင်္ဂလာညနေခင်းပါ (main g lar nyanayhkainn par)  
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير  

Good Afternoon
မင်္ဂလာနေ့လည်ခင်းပါ (main g lar naelaihkainn par)  
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير  

Good Morning
မင်္ဂလာနံနက်ခင်းပါ (main g lar nannaathkainnpar)  
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏  

Please
ကျေးဇူးပြု (kyaayyjuupyu)  
(lotfan) لطفا  

Sorry
တောင်းပန်ပါတယ် (taunggpaanpartaal)  
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم  

Bye
နုတ်ဆက်ပါတယ် (notesaatpartaal)  
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان  

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

Excuse Me
ဆင်ခြေဆင်လက် ငါ့ကိုအ (Sainhkyaysainlaat ngarko a)  
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Arakanese  
Central Pashto  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India, Myanmar  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
2,000,000.00  
24
6,500,000.00  
14

Dialect 2
Tavoyan  
Northern Pashto  

Where They Speak
Myanmar  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
440,000.00  
30
21,000,000.00  
4

Dialect 3
Intha  
Wanetsi  

Where They Speak
Burma  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
90,000.00  
30
95,000.00  
29

Total No. Of Dialects
5  
5
21  
19

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
43.00 million  
30
60.00 million  
27

Speaking Population
0.50 %  
29
0.58 %  
26

Native Speakers
33.00 million  
28
60.00 million  
20

Second Language Speakers
10.00 million  
23
Not Available  

Native Name
ဗမာစကား (bama saka)  
(paṧto) پښتو  

Alternative Names
Bama, Bamachaka, Myanmar, Myen, myanma bhasa  
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto  

French Name
birman  
pachto  

German Name
Birmanisch  
Paschtu  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]  

Ethnicity
Bamar people  
Pashtun  

History

Origin
1113 AD  
1651  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Not Available  
Iranian  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Burmese, Middle Burmese, Burmese  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Burmese  
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto  

Language Position
43  
32
82  
99+

Signed Forms
Burmese sign language  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
my  
ps  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mya  
pus  

ISO 639 2/B
bur  
pus  

ISO 639 3
mya  
pus  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
sout3159  
pash1269  

Linguasphere
No data available  
58-ABD-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating  
Fusional  

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

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Burmese and Pashto Speaking population

Burmese and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Burmese and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Burmese and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Burmese language is 0.50 % 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 Burmese and Pashto on Burmese vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Burmese and Pashto Language Codes

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