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Irish and Pashto


Pashto and Irish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland   
Afganistan   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

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

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

Alphabets
18   
1
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
7   
4

How Many Consonants
13   
3
29   
19

Scripts
Latin   
Arabic   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks   
10
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

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   

Dialects

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   
95,000.00   
29

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
21   
19

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.58 %   
26

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   

History

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   
82   
99+

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

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   

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

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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.

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