Countries
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Afganistan
National Language
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Second Language
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Asia
Minority Language
South Africa
Pakistan
Regulated By
Not Available
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Interesting Facts
- Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
- English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
- 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
Not Available
Persian and Balochi Languages
Derived From
Latin
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
Hello
(salaam) سلام
Thank You
Thank you
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
How Are You?
How are you?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Good Night
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Good Evening
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Good Afternoon
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Good Morning
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Please
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
Sorry
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Bye
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
I Love You
I love you
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Excuse Me
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Dialect 1
American English
Central Pashto
Where They Speak
United States of America
Afganistan, Pakistan
Dialect 2
Hiberno-English
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
Afganistan, Pakistan
Dialect 3
Welsh English
Wanetsi
Where They Speak
United Kingdom
Afganistan, Pakistan
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
English
(paṧto) پښتو
Alternative Names
Not Available
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
French Name
anglais
pachto
German Name
Englisch
Paschtu
Pronunciation
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Ethnicity
Not Available
Pashtun
Origin
5th Century AD
1651
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Iranian
Early Forms
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard English
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Signed Forms
Signed English
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
engs
Not Available
Glottocode
stan1293
pash1269
Linguasphere
52-ABA
58-ABD-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic
Fusional