Countries
Japan
  
Afganistan
  
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 in
Japanese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Kana
  
Arabic
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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
  
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
  
How Many People Speak?
128.00 million
  
14
60.00 million
  
27
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
  
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
  
Signed Forms
Signed Japanese
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
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