Countries
Fiji, India
  
Afganistan
  
National Language
India
  
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Pakistan
  
Regulated By
Central Hindi Directorate
  
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
  
Interesting Facts
- In Hindi language, nouns are followed by post positions.
- In Hindi, there are many familiar words in English which are in Hindi or of Hindi origin.
  
- 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
Urdu
  
Persian and Balochi Languages
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Devanagari
  
Arabic
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
नमस्ते (Namastē)
  
(salaam) سلام
  
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
  
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
  
How Are You?
तुम कैसे हो? (Tuma kaisē hō?)
  
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
  
Good Night
शुभरात्रि (Śubharātri)
  
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
  
Good Evening
शुभ सन्ध्या (shubh sandhya)
  
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
  
Good Afternoon
दोपहर के बाद नमस्कार (dopahar ke bad namaskar)
  
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
  
Good Morning
सुप्रभात (Suprabhāta)
  
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
  
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
  
(lotfan) لطفا
  
Sorry
खेद (Khēda)
  
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
  
Bye
अलविदा (Alavidā)
  
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
  
I Love You
मैं आपसे प्यार करता (Maiṁ āpasē pyāra karatā)
  
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
  
Excuse Me
मुझे माफ करें (Mujhē māpha karēṁ)
  
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
  
Dialect 1
Khariboli
  
Central Pashto
  
Where They Speak
Delhi, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
240,000,000.00
  
2
6,500,000.00
  
14
Dialect 2
Marwari
  
Northern Pashto
  
Where They Speak
Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Sindh
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
22,000,000.00
  
3
21,000,000.00
  
4
Dialect 3
Bundeli
  
Wanetsi
  
Where They Speak
Bundelkhand
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
4
How Many People Speak?
380.00 million
  
5
60.00 million
  
27
Native Speakers
260.00 million
  
4
60.00 million
  
20
Second Language Speakers
120.00 million
  
6
Not Available
  
Native Name
हिन्दी
  
(paṧto) پښتو
  
Alternative Names
Khadi Boli, Khari Boli
  
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
  
French Name
hindi
  
pachto
  
German Name
Hindi
  
Paschtu
  
Pronunciation
[ˈmaːnək ˈɦin̪d̪iː]
  
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
  
Ethnicity
Hindustani people
  
Pashtun
  
Origin
7th Century
  
1651
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Indic
  
Iranian
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Standard Hindi
  
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
hi
  
ps
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
hin
  
pus
  
ISO 639 2/B
hin
  
pus
  
ISO 639 3
hin
  
pus
  
ISO 639 6
hins
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
hind1269
  
pash1269
  
Linguasphere
59-AAF-qf
  
58-ABD-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
  
Fusional