Countries
European Union, Latvia
Afganistan
National Language
Latvia
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Pakistan
Regulated By
Latvian State Language Center
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Interesting Facts
- The first written form of Latvian dates from 16th century was found in religious texts.
- The old latvian language was based on the a Gothic script.
- 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
Lithuanian Language
Persian and Balochi Languages
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
Sveiki
(salaam) سلام
Thank You
Paldies
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
How Are You?
Kā jums klājas?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Good Night
Ar labunakti
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Good Evening
Labvakar
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Good Afternoon
Labdien
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Good Morning
Labrīt
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Please
lūdzu
(lotfan) لطفا
Sorry
Piedodiet!
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Bye
Uz redzēšanos
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
I Love You
Es tevi mīlu
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Excuse Me
Piedodiet!
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Dialect 1
Livonian
Central Pashto
Where They Speak
Latvia
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Middle Latvian
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
Latvia
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
High Latvian
Wanetsi
Where They Speak
France, Latvia
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
latviešu valoda
(paṧto) پښتو
Alternative Names
Lettish
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
French Name
letton
pachto
German Name
Lettisch
Paschtu
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Ethnicity
Latvians or Letts
Pashtun
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Baltic
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Latvian
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Latvian Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
latv1249
pash1269
Linguasphere
54-AAB-a
58-ABD-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
Fusional
All Latvian 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 Latvian and Pashto dialects. Various dialects of Latvian and Pashto language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Latvian are spoken in different Latvian Speaking Countries whereas Pashto Dialects are spoken in different Pashto speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Latvian vs Pashto Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Latvian dialects include: Livonian, Middle Latvian. Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto , Northern Pashto. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Latvian and Pashto Speaking population
Latvian and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Latvian and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Latvian and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Latvian 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 Latvian and Pashto on Latvian vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Latvian and Pashto Language Codes
Latvian and Pashto language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Latvian and Pashto Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.