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Hindi and Pashto


Pashto and Hindi


Countries

Countries
Fiji, India   
Afganistan   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

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

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

Alphabets
44   
24
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11   
8
7   
4

How Many Consonants
33   
23
29   
19

Scripts
Devanagari   
Arabic   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

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   

Dialects

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
95,000.00   
29

Total No. Of Dialects
21   
19
21   
19

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
380.00 million   
5
60.00 million   
27

Speaking Population
4.70 %   
5
0.58 %   
26

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   

History

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   

Language Position
5   
5
82   
99+

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

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   

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

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Hindi and Pashto Speaking population

Hindi and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hindi and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Hindi and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hindi language is 4.70 % 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 Hindi and Pashto on Hindi vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Hindi and Pashto Language Codes

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

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