Countries
European Union, Ireland
  
Afganistan
  
National Language
Ireland
  
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
  
Second Language
Ireland
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
United Kingdom
  
Pakistan
  
Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge
  
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
  
Interesting Facts
- In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
- There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
  
- 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
Not Available
  
Persian and Balochi Languages
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Arabic
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Dia dhuit
  
(salaam) سلام
  
Thank You
Go raibh maith agat
  
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
  
How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?
  
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
  
Good Night
Oíche mhaith
  
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
  
Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit
  
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
  
Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit
  
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
  
Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin
  
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
  
Please
le do thoil
  
(lotfan) لطفا
  
Sorry
Tá brón orm
  
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
  
Bye
Slán
  
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
  
I Love You
Is breá liom thú
  
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
  
Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal
  
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
  
Dialect 1
Connacht Irish
  
Central Pashto
  
Where They Speak
Connacht
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
6,500,000.00
  
14
Dialect 2
Munster Irish
  
Northern Pashto
  
Where They Speak
Munster
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
21,000,000.00
  
4
Dialect 3
Ulster Irish
  
Wanetsi
  
Where They Speak
Ulster
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
1.79 million
  
99+
60.00 million
  
27
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
0.14 million
  
99+
60.00 million
  
20
Second Language Speakers
1.65 million
  
35
Not Available
  
Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
  
(paṧto) پښتو
  
Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
  
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
  
French Name
irlandais moyen
  
pachto
  
German Name
Mittelirisch
  
Paschtu
  
Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
  
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
  
Ethnicity
Irish people
  
Pashtun
  
Origin
c. 750
  
1651
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Celtic
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Goidelic
  
Iranian
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
  
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ga
  
ps
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
gle
  
pus
  
ISO 639 2/B
gle
  
pus
  
ISO 639 3
gle
  
pus
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
iris1253
  
pash1269
  
Linguasphere
50-AAA
  
58-ABD-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Fusional
  
Irish and Pashto Speaking population
Irish and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Irish and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Irish and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Irish 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 Irish and Pashto on Irish vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Irish and Pashto Language Codes
Irish and Pashto language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Irish and Pashto Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.