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Kashmiri and Pashto


Pashto and Kashmiri


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan   
Afganistan   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
India, Pakistan   
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Pakistan   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)   

Interesting Facts
  • Kashmiri is the only Daridc language with literature which was originated more than seven hundred and fifty years ago.
  • Kashmiri has thousands of loan words from Persian and Arabic Languages.
  
  • 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
Hindi and Urdu Languages   
Persian and Balochi Languages   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44   
24
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
17   
14
7   
4

How Many Consonants
27   
17
29   
19

Scripts
Arabic, Perso-Arabic script   
Arabic   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Assalām ‘alaikum   
(salaam) سلام   

Thank You
शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya)   
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر   

How Are You?
तोहय छिवा वारय? (tohy ch'ivaa vaarai?)   
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟   

Good Night
शबे खैर । (shabey k'eūr)   
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير   

Good Evening
Not Available   
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير   

Good Afternoon
Hach t'ochoktiya   
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير   

Good Morning
Hach ch'i   
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏   

Please
Not Available   
(lotfan) لطفا   

Sorry
माफ कॅरिव । (maap' keuriv)   
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم   

Bye
Khuda hāfiz   
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان   

I Love You
be chus che seth mohabat karaan   
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)   

Excuse Me
वय त्रॅाविव । (vat' treūviv)   
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kashtawari   
Central Pashto   

Where They Speak
India, Koshtawar valley, southeast kashmir, India   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
6,500,000.00   
14

Dialect 2
Poguli   
Northern Pashto   

Where They Speak
Pogul and Paristan valleys   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

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

Dialect 3
Rambani   
Wanetsi   

Where They Speak
India   
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?
5.60 million   
99+
60.00 million   
27

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.58 %   
26

Native Speakers
5.42 million   
99+
60.00 million   
20

Native Name
कॉशुर / كٲشُر   
(paṧto) پښتو   

Alternative Names
Cashmeeree, Cashmiri, Kacmiri, Kaschemiri, Keshur, Koshur   
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto   

French Name
kashmiri   
pachto   

German Name
Kaschmiri   
Paschtu   

Pronunciation
[kəːʃur]   
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]   

Ethnicity
Kashmiris or koshur   
Pashtun   

History

Origin
12th Century   
1651   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Indic   
Iranian   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

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

Language Position
Not Available   
82   
99+

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ks   
ps   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kas   
pus   

ISO 639 2/B
kas   
pus   

ISO 639 3
kas   
pus   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
kash1277   
pash1269   

Linguasphere
No data available   
58-ABD-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional   

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

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Kashmiri and Pashto Speaking population

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

Kashmiri and Pashto Language Codes

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

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