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Navajo and Pashto


Pashto and Navajo


Countries

Countries
United States of America   
Afganistan   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
United States of America   
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora   

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

Speaking Continents
North America   
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
  • Navajo language is tonal language, as it heavily relies on pitch to distinguish between similar words.
  • Navajo ethinc group is 2nd largest Native American group.
  
  • 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
Apache Language   
Persian and Balochi Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
36   
18
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
7   
4

How Many Consonants
34   
24
29   
19

Scripts
Latin   
Arabic   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks   
13
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Yá'át'ééh   
(salaam) سلام   

Thank You
Ahéhee'   
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر   

How Are You?
Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná?   
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟   

Good Night
Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į'   
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير   

Good Evening
Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní   
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير   

Good Afternoon
Yá'át'ééh   
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير   

Good Morning
Yá'át'ééh abíní   
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏   

Please
T'aa shoodi   
(lotfan) لطفا   

Sorry
Not available   
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم   

Bye
Hágoónee’   
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان   

I Love You
Ayóó ánííníshí   
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)   

Excuse Me
Shoohá   
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Navajo1   
Central Pashto   

Where They Speak
Arizona   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

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

Dialect 2
Navajo2   
Northern Pashto   

Where They Speak
New Mexico   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

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

Dialect 3
Navajo3   
Wanetsi   

Where They Speak
Utah   
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?
1.70 million   
99+
60.00 million   
27

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.58 %   
26

Native Speakers
1.70 million   
99+
60.00 million   
20

Native Name
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí   
(paṧto) پښتو   

Alternative Names
Navaho   
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto   

French Name
navaho   
pachto   

German Name
Navajo-Sprache   
Paschtu   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]   

Ethnicity
Navajo people   
Pashtun   

History

Origin
1500 CE   
1651   

Language Family
Dené–Yeniseian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Athapascan   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Iranian   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

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

Language Position
Not Available   
82   
99+

Signed Forms
Navajo Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
nv   
ps   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
nav   
pus   

ISO 639 2/B
nav   
pus   

ISO 639 3
nav   
pus   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nava1243   
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
Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic   
Fusional   

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All Navajo 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 Navajo and Pashto dialects. Various dialects of Navajo and Pashto language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Navajo are spoken in different Navajo Speaking Countries whereas Pashto Dialects are spoken in different Pashto speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Navajo vs Pashto Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Navajo dialects include: Navajo1, Navajo2. Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto , Northern Pashto. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Navajo and Pashto Speaking population

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

Navajo and Pashto Language Codes

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

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