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Greek and Pashto


Pashto and Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece   
Afganistan   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
1   
14

National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora   

Second Language
Roman Empire   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe   
Asia   

Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   
Pakistan   

Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)   
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)   

Interesting Facts
  • Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
  • The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
  
  • 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
Armenian   
Persian and Balochi Languages   

Derived From
Latin   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
24   
6
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
7   
4

How Many Consonants
17   
7
29   
19

Scripts
Arabic, Latin   
Arabic   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)   
(salaam) سلام   

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)   
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر   

How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)   
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟   

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)   
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير   

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)   
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير   

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)   
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير   

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)   
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏   

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)   
(lotfan) لطفا   

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)   
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم   

Bye
αντίο (antío)   
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان   

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)   
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)   

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)   
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek   
Central Pashto   

Where They Speak
Greece   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
2,800.00   
99+
6,500,000.00   
14

Dialect 2
Griko   
Northern Pashto   

Where They Speak
Italy   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
50,000.00   
38
21,000,000.00   
4

Dialect 3
Mariupol   
Wanetsi   

Where They Speak
Ukraine   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
95,000.00   
29

Total No. Of Dialects
25   
21
21   
19

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
13.00 million   
99+
60.00 million   
27

Speaking Population
0.18 %   
99+
0.58 %   
26

Native Speakers
13.00 million   
99+
60.00 million   
20

Native Name
ελληνικά   
(paṧto) پښتو   

Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic   
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto   

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)   
pachto   

German Name
Neugriechisch   
Paschtu   

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]   
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]   

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes   
Pashtun   

History

Origin
1500 BC   
1651   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Hellenic   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Iranian   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek   
No early forms   

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

Language Position
74   
99+
82   
99+

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
el   
ps   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell   
pus   

ISO 639 2/B
gre   
pus   

ISO 639 3
ell   
pus   

ISO 639 6
ells   
Not Available   

Glottocode
gree1276   
pash1269   

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a   
58-ABD-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Fusional   

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

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Greek and Pashto Speaking population

Greek and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % 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 Greek and Pashto on Greek vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Greek and Pashto Language Codes

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

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