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Konkani and Pashto


Pashto and Konkani


Countries

Countries
India   
Afganistan   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
India   
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
Govenment of Goa   
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)   

Interesting Facts
  • Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
  • Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
  
  • 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
Marathi   
Persian and Balochi Languages   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
52   
31
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16   
13
7   
4

How Many Consonants
36   
26
29   
19

Scripts
Devanagari   
Arabic   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks   
2
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Namaskar   
(salaam) سلام   

Thank You
Dev Borem Korum   
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر   

How Are You?
kaso assa?   
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟   

Good Night
Rati Boren Zavonn   
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير   

Good Evening
Sanj Borem Zavonn   
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير   

Good Morning
Dis Borem Zavonn   
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏   

Please
Chike   
(lotfan) لطفا   

Sorry
Maf kor   
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم   

Bye
Adeus   
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان   

I Love You
hav tujo mog korta.   
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)   

Excuse Me
upkar korxi   
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Antruz   
Central Pashto   

Where They Speak
Goa   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

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

Dialect 2
Not present   
Northern Pashto   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

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

Dialect 3
Not present   
Wanetsi   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
95,000.00   
29

Total No. Of Dialects
1   
1
21   
19

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.40 million   
99+
60.00 million   
27

Speaking Population
0.11 %   
99+
0.58 %   
26

Native Speakers
7.40 million   
99+
60.00 million   
20

Native Name
Kōṅkaṇī   
(paṧto) پښتو   

Alternative Names
Konkan standard, Bankoti, Kunabi, North Konkan, Central Konkan, Concorinum, Cugani, Konkanese   
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto   

French Name
konkani   
pachto   

German Name
Konkani   
Paschtu   

Pronunciation
kõkɳi   
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]   

Ethnicity
Konkanis   
Pashtun   

History

Origin
1209 A.D.   
1651   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Iranian   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

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

Language Position
Not Available   
82   
99+

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
ps   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kok   
pus   

ISO 639 2/B
kok   
pus   

ISO 639 3
kok   
pus   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
goan1235   
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 Konkani 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 Konkani and Pashto dialects. Various dialects of Konkani and Pashto language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Konkani are spoken in different Konkani Speaking Countries whereas Pashto Dialects are spoken in different Pashto speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Konkani vs Pashto Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Konkani dialects include: Antruz Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto , Northern Pashto. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Konkani and Pashto Speaking population

Konkani and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Konkani and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Konkani and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Konkani language is 0.11 % 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 Konkani and Pashto on Konkani vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Konkani and Pashto Language Codes

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