Countries
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City
  
Afganistan
  
National Language
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City
  
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
  
Second Language
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia
  
Pakistan
  
Regulated By
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)
  
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
  
Interesting Facts
- One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
- Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
  
- 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
French and Portuguese Languages
  
Persian and Balochi Languages
  
Derived From
Latin
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Italian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Arabic
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ciao
  
(salaam) سلام
  
Thank You
grazie
  
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
  
How Are You?
Come stai?
  
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
  
Good Night
buonanotte
  
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
  
Good Evening
buonasera
  
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
  
Good Afternoon
buon pomeriggio
  
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
  
Good Morning
buongiorno
  
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
  
Please
Per Favore
  
(lotfan) لطفا
  
Sorry
scusate
  
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
  
Bye
arrivederci
  
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
  
I Love You
Ti amo
  
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
  
Excuse Me
Scusami
  
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
  
Dialect 1
Romanesco
  
Central Pashto
  
Where They Speak
Lazio
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00
  
21
6,500,000.00
  
14
Dialect 2
Central Italian
  
Northern Pashto
  
Where They Speak
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00
  
14
21,000,000.00
  
4
Dialect 3
Tuscan
  
Wanetsi
  
Where They Speak
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million
  
21
60.00 million
  
27
Native Speakers
64.00 million
  
18
60.00 million
  
20
Second Language Speakers
14.00 million
  
20
Not Available
  
Native Name
Italiano
  
(paṧto) پښتو
  
Alternative Names
Italiano
  
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
  
French Name
italien
  
pachto
  
German Name
Italienisch
  
Paschtu
  
Pronunciation
[itaˈljaːno]
  
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
  
Ethnicity
Italians
  
Pashtun
  
Origin
960 BC
  
1651
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Romance
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Iranian
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Italian
  
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
  
Signed Forms
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
it
  
ps
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
ita
  
pus
  
ISO 639 2/B
ita
  
pus
  
ISO 639 3
ita
  
pus
  
ISO 639 6
itas
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
ital1282
  
pash1269
  
Linguasphere
51-AAA-q
  
58-ABD-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
  
Fusional