Countries
Czech Republic, European Union
  
Afganistan
  
National Language
Czech Republic
  
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Austria, Croatia, Germany, Slovakia
  
Pakistan
  
Regulated By
Institute of the Czech Language
  
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
  
Interesting Facts
- The Czech language was known as Bohemian as early at 19th century.
- In czech language, there are many words that do not contain vowels.
  
- 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
Polish, Slovak and Sorbian
  
Persian and Balochi Languages
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Czech-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Arabic
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ahoj
  
(salaam) سلام
  
Thank You
děkuji
  
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
  
How Are You?
Jak se máš?
  
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
  
Good Night
dobrou noc
  
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
  
Good Evening
dobrý večer
  
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
  
Good Afternoon
dobré odpoledne
  
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
  
Good Morning
dobré ráno
  
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
  
Please
prosím
  
(lotfan) لطفا
  
Sorry
litovat
  
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
  
Bye
sbohem
  
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
  
I Love You
Miluji tě
  
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
  
Excuse Me
promiňte
  
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
  
Dialect 1
Chod
  
Central Pashto
  
Where They Speak
Chodsko, Bohemia
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
6,500,000.00
  
14
Dialect 2
Lach
  
Northern Pashto
  
Where They Speak
Czech Silesia, Hlucin, Northeast Moravia
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
21,000,000.00
  
4
Dialect 3
Moravian
  
Wanetsi
  
Where They Speak
Czech Republic, Czech Silesia, Moravia, Slovakia
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak?
11.00 million
  
99+
60.00 million
  
27
Native Speakers
11.00 million
  
99+
60.00 million
  
20
Native Name
čeština / český jazyk
  
(paṧto) پښتو
  
Alternative Names
Bohemian, Cestina
  
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
  
French Name
tchèque
  
pachto
  
German Name
Tschechisch
  
Paschtu
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
  
Ethnicity
Czechs
  
Pashtun
  
Origin
9th Century
  
1651
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Slavic
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Western
  
Iranian
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Proto-Czech, Old Czech
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Standard Czech
  
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
  
Signed Forms
Czech Sign Language
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
cs
  
ps
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
ces
  
pus
  
ISO 639 2/B
cze
  
pus
  
ISO 639 3
ces
  
pus
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
czec1258
  
pash1269
  
Linguasphere
53-AAA-da
  
58-ABD-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
  
Fusional