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Filipino and Pashto


Pashto and Filipino


Countries

Countries
Philippines   
Afganistan   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Philippines   
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora   

Second Language
Philippines   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Pakistan   

Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino   
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)   

Interesting Facts
  • "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
  • "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  
  • 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
Tagalog Language   
Persian and Balochi Languages   

Derived From
Spanish Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
28   
10
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
7   
4

How Many Consonants
23   
13
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
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Kumusta   
(salaam) سلام   

Thank You
Salamat   
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر   

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

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

Good Evening
Magandang gabi   
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير   

Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon   
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير   

Good Morning
Magandang umaga   
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏   

Please
Mangyaring   
(lotfan) لطفا   

Sorry
pinagsisisihan   
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم   

Bye
Paalam   
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان   

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

Excuse Me
patawarin ninyo ako   
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Bikol   
Central Pashto   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
6,500,000.00   
14

Dialect 2
Hiligaynon   
Northern Pashto   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
8,200,000.00   
11
21,000,000.00   
4

Dialect 3
Waray   
Wanetsi   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
2,600,000.00   
13
95,000.00   
29

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
21   
19

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
90.00 million   
17
60.00 million   
27

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.58 %   
26

Native Speakers
45.00 million   
23
60.00 million   
20

Second Language Speakers
45.00 million   
13
Not Available   

Native Name
filipino   
(paṧto) پښتو   

Alternative Names
Pilipino   
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto   

French Name
filipino; pilipino   
pachto   

German Name
Pilipino   
Paschtu   

Pronunciation
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]   
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Pashtun   

History

Origin
16th Century   
1651   

Language Family
Austronesian 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
Filipino   
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto   

Language Position
Not Available   
82   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No Data Available   
ps   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fil   
pus   

ISO 639 2/B
fil   
pus   

ISO 639 3
fil   
pus   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
fili1244   
pash1269   

Linguasphere
No Data Available   
58-ABD-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional   

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

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Filipino and Pashto Speaking population

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

Filipino and Pashto Language Codes

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

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