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How many people speak Persian and Pashto?

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1 How Many People Speak
1.1 How Many People Speak?
65.00 million60.00 million
Abkhaz speaking population
0.13 1200
1.2 Speaking Population
0.99 %0.58 %
Xhosa speaking population
0.11 89
1.3 Native Speakers
65.00 million60.00 million
Abkhaz speaking population
0.13 873
1.3.1 Second Language Speakers
NANA
Finnish speaking population
0.01 400
1.3.2 Native Name
فارسی
(paṧto) پښتو
1.3.3 Alternative Names
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
1.3.4 French Name
persan
pachto
1.3.5 German Name
Persisch
Paschtu
1.4 Pronunciation
[fɒːɾˈsiː]
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
1.5 Ethnicity
Persian people
Pashtun

Persian vs Pashto Speaking Population

Under how many people speak Persian and Pashto, you will get to compare Persian vs Pashto speaking population. How many people speak Persian and Pashto gives you the number of people speaking Persian and Pashto in terms of percentage and millions. Worldwide, the number of people speaking Persian language is 65.00 million and number of people speaking Pashto language is 60.00 million. Find the list of widely spoken languages on Most Spoken Languages. Percentage wise, speaking population of Persian is 0.99 % and speaking population of Pashto is 0.58 %. For more detailed difference check out Persian vs Pashto.

Persian native speakers vs Pashto native speakers

How many people speak Persian and Pashto languages tells about Persian native speakers vs Pashto native speakers. The native language is also known as first language. Total 65.00 million people speak Persian as native language while 60.00 million people speak Pashto as native language. You can also go to Persian vs Pashto Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Persian and Pashto language. In some regions, Persian and Pashto languages are used as second language. No estimate of people speaking Persian as second language and no estimate of people speaking Pashto as second language.

Native Names of Persian and Pashto

Native names are used in the Persian and Pashto Speaking Countries. Both Persian and Pashto languages have their own native names.Under how many people speak Persian and Pashto you will get to know the native names of Persian and Pashto languages. The native name of Persian is فارسی and native name of Pashto is (paṧto) پښتو. The alternative names of Persian and Pashto languages are as follows:

  • Persian alternative names are: New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian
  • Pashto alternative names are: Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto

The French name of Persian is persan whereas German name of Persian is Persisch. The German name of Pashto is Paschtu whereas French name of Pashto is persan.