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Italian vs Pashto


Pashto vs Italian


Countries

Countries
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City   
Afganistan   

Total No. Of Countries
7   
8
1   
14

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

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

Alphabets
21   
3
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
7   
4

How Many Consonants
16   
6
29   
19

Scripts
Latin   
Arabic   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

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   

Dialects

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   
95,000.00   
29

Total No. Of Dialects
15   
14
21   
19

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
78.00 million   
21
60.00 million   
27

Speaking Population
0.90 %   
22
0.58 %   
26

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   

History

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   

Language Position
27   
23
82   
99+

Signed Forms
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

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   

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Italian and Pashto Language History

Comparison of Italian vs Pashto language history gives us differences between origin of Italian and Pashto language. History of Italian language states that this language originated in 960 BC whereas history of Pashto language states that this language originated in 1651. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Italian and Pashto Language History.

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Italian and Pashto Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Italian and Pashto greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Italian and Pashto language. Italian word for "Hello" is ciao or Pashto word for "Thank You" is (manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر. Find more of such common Italian Greetings and Pashto Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Italian vs Pashto Difficulty

The Italian vs Pashto difficulty level basically depends on the number of Italian Alphabets and Pashto Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Italian and Pashto are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Italian and Pashto, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Italian is 24 weeks while to learn Pashto time required is 44 weeks.

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