Countries
India, Pakistan
  
Afganistan
  
National Language
Jammu and Kashmir, India
  
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 Available
  
Pakistan
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
  
Interesting Facts
- Dogri is derived from Sanskrit, but it has absorbed a large number of Arabic, Persian and English words.
- Dogri language has its own grammar and dictionary. The grammar of dogri has very strong sanskrit base.
  
- 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
Hindi and Punjabi Languages
  
Persian and Balochi Languages
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Dogri-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Devanagari, Gurmukhi, Perso-Arabic script
  
Arabic
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
Ke aal aee
  
(salaam) سلام
  
Thank You
dhanwaad
  
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
  
How Are You?
kiyaan oo ji
  
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
  
Good Night
shub ratri
  
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
  
Good Evening
shub ratri
  
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
  
Good Afternoon
Not Available
  
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
  
Good Morning
su prabat
  
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
  
Please
kripya
  
(lotfan) لطفا
  
Sorry
mere kaulan galti ooyyii
  
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
  
Bye
changa ji pher
  
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
  
I Love You
Minjo tere naal pyar hega
  
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
  
Excuse Me
gustakhi maaf
  
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
  
Dialect 1
Jaunsari
  
Central Pashto
  
Where They Speak
Himachal Pradesh, India
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
100,000.00
  
99+
6,500,000.00
  
14
Dialect 2
Kullu
  
Northern Pashto
  
Where They Speak
Georgia, Himachal Pradesh, India
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00
  
4
Dialect 3
Hinduri
  
Wanetsi
  
Where They Speak
France, Himachal Pradesh, India
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak?
4.00 million
  
99+
60.00 million
  
27
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
4.00 million
  
99+
60.00 million
  
20
Native Name
डोगरी
  
(paṧto) پښتو
  
Alternative Names
Dhogaryali, Dogari, Dogri Jammu, Dogri Pahari, Dogri-Kangri, Dongari, Hindi Dogri, Tokkaru
  
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
  
French Name
dogri
  
pachto
  
German Name
Dogri
  
Paschtu
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
  
Ethnicity
Dogras
  
Pashtun
  
Origin
1971
  
1651
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Iranian
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No Early Forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Dogri
  
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
Not Available
  
ps
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
Not Available
  
pus
  
ISO 639 2/B
Not Available
  
pus
  
ISO 639 3
doi
  
pus
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
indo1311
  
pash1269
  
Linguasphere
Not Available
  
58-ABD-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Not Available
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional