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Malaysian and Pashto


Pashto and Malaysian


Countries

Countries
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore   
Afganistan   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
1   
14

National Language
Malaysia   
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora   

Second Language
Indonesia   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Thailand   
Pakistan   

Regulated By
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka   
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)   

Interesting Facts
  • One of the most politically powerful language historically is Malaysian Language.
  • Malaysian earliest known inscriptions were found in South of Sumatra way back in 683-6 AD.
  
  • 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
Indonesian Language   
Persian and Balochi Languages   

Derived From
Tamil Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26   
8
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
7   
4

How Many Consonants
24   
14
29   
19

Scripts
Latin   
Arabic   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks   
10
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Hai   
(salaam) سلام   

Thank You
terima kasih   
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر   

How Are You?
Apa khabar?   
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟   

Good Night
Selamat Malam   
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير   

Good Evening
Selamat Petang   
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير   

Good Afternoon
Selamat tengah hari   
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير   

Good Morning
Selamat pagi   
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏   

Please
sila   
(lotfan) لطفا   

Sorry
maaf   
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم   

Bye
Selamat tinggal   
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان   

I Love You
Saya sayang kamu   
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)   

Excuse Me
Maafkan saya   
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Bengkulu   
Central Pashto   

Where They Speak
Bengkulu Province, Sumatra   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
1,600,000.00   
25
6,500,000.00   
14

Dialect 2
Pekal   
Northern Pashto   

Where They Speak
Indonesia   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
30,000.00   
40
21,000,000.00   
4

Dialect 3
Musi   
Wanetsi   

Where They Speak
Indonesia   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
3,100,000.00   
11
95,000.00   
29

Total No. Of Dialects
24   
20
21   
19

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
175.00 million   
10
60.00 million   
27

Speaking Population
1.16 %   
14
0.58 %   
26

Native Speakers
77.00 million   
12
60.00 million   
20

Second Language Speakers
98.00 million   
8
Not Available   

Native Name
Bahasa melayu   
(paṧto) پښتو   

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

French Name
malais   
pachto   

German Name
Malaiisch   
Paschtu   

Pronunciation
[baˈhasə malajˈsiə]   
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Pashtun   

History

Origin
c. 683 AD   
1651   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Iranian   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Ancient Malay, Old Malay, Pre-Modern MalayClassical Malay,   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Malay   
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto   

Language Position
54   
39
82   
99+

Signed Forms
Malaysian Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ms   
ps   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
msa   
pus   

ISO 639 2/B
may   
pus   

ISO 639 3
zsm   
pus   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
stan1306   
pash1269   

Linguasphere
No data available   
58-ABD-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative   
Fusional   

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

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Malaysian and Pashto Speaking population

Malaysian and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malaysian and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Malaysian and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malaysian language is 1.16 % 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 Malaysian and Pashto on Malaysian vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Malaysian and Pashto Language Codes

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

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