1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
Afganistan
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
India
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
1.4 Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
1.6 Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius
Pakistan
1.7 Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
1.8 Interesting Facts
- Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
- Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
- Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
- The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
1.9 Similar To
Konkani Language
Persian and Balochi Languages
1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Not Available
2 Alphabets
2.1 Alphabets in
2.2 Alphabets
2.3 Phonology
2.3.1 How Many Vowels
2.3.2 How Many Consonants
2.4 Scripts
2.5 Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
2.6 Hard to Learn
2.6.1 Language Levels
2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
3 Greetings
3.1 Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
(salaam) سلام
3.2 Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
3.3 How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
3.4 Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
3.5 Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
3.6 Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
3.7 Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
3.8 Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
(lotfan) لطفا
3.9 Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
3.10 Bye
बाय (Bāya)
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
3.11 I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
3.12 Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani
Central Pashto
4.1.1 Where They Speak
Kokan
Afganistan, Pakistan
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
2,400,000.006,500,000.00
1.5
960000000
4.2 Dialect 2
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Vidarbha
Afganistan, Pakistan
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
7,000,000.0021,000,000.00
700
80000000
4.3 Dialect 3
4.3.1 Where They Speak
Khandesh
Afganistan, Pakistan
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
1,900,000.0095,000.00
1400
96000000
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
71.00 million60.00 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
68.00 million60.00 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
5.3.2 Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)
(paṧto) پښتو
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
5.5 Ethnicity
6 History
6.1 Origin
6.2 Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
6.2.2 Branch
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
No early forms
6.3.2 Standard Forms
Marathi
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Not Available
6.4 Scope
7 Code
7.1 ISO 639 1
7.2 ISO 639 2
7.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
7.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
7.3 ISO 639 3
7.4 ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
7.5 Glottocode
7.6 Linguasphere
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology