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Japanese and Pashto


Pashto and Japanese


Countries

Countries
Japan   
Afganistan   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Japan   
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific   
Asia   

Minority Language
Palau   
Pakistan   

Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education   
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)   

Interesting Facts
  • In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
  • There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  
  • 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
Korean Language   
Persian and Balochi Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
99   
40
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
7   
4

How Many Consonants
14   
4
29   
19

Scripts
Kana   
Arabic   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks   
13
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)   
(salaam) سلام   

Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)   
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر   

How Are You?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)   
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟   

Good Night
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)   
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير   

Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)   
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير   

Good Afternoon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)   
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير   

Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)   
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏   

Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)   
(lotfan) لطفا   

Sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)   
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم   

Bye
さようなら (Sayōnara)   
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان   

I Love You
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)   
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)   

Excuse Me
すみません (Sumimasen)   
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Sanuki   
Central Pashto   

Where They Speak
Kagawa   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
1,000,000.00   
28
6,500,000.00   
14

Dialect 2
Hakata   
Northern Pashto   

Where They Speak
Fukuoka   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
21,000,000.00   
4

Dialect 3
Kansai   
Wanetsi   

Where They Speak
kansai   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
95,000.00   
29

Total No. Of Dialects
31   
25
21   
19

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
128.00 million   
14
60.00 million   
27

Speaking Population
1.90 %   
10
0.58 %   
26

Native Speakers
128.00 million   
9
60.00 million   
20

Native Name
日本語   
(paṧto) پښتو   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto   

French Name
japonais   
pachto   

German Name
Japanisch   
Paschtu   

Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]   
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]   

Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)   
Pashtun   

History

Origin
1185   
1651   

Language Family
Japonic Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Iranian   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Japanese   
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto   

Language Position
8   
8
82   
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Japanese   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ja   
ps   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
jpn   
pus   

ISO 639 2/B
jpn   
pus   

ISO 639 3
jpn   
pus   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nucl1643   
pash1269   

Linguasphere
45-CAA-a   
58-ABD-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic   
Fusional   

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

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Japanese and Pashto Speaking population

Japanese and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Japanese and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Japanese and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 % 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 Japanese and Pashto on Japanese vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Japanese and Pashto Language Codes

Japanese and Pashto language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Japanese and Pashto Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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