Countries
India
  
Afganistan
  
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
Not Available
  
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
  
Interesting Facts
- The earliest literature in Oriya was traced in 7th to 9th centuries.
- Since Odia is having a long literary history and has not borrowed largely from other languages, it is the 6th classical language in India.
  
- 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
Bengali and Assamese
  
Persian and Balochi Languages
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Oriya-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Bengali, Odia alphabet (Brahmic)
  
Arabic
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ନମସ୍କାର (namascara)
  
(salaam) سلام
  
Thank You
ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ୍ (dhanyabaad)
  
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
  
How Are You?
କେମିତି ଅତ୍ଚନ୍ଥି? (kemiti achanti?)
  
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
  
Good Night
ସୁଭରାତ୍ର (shubharaatra)
  
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
  
Good Evening
ସୁଭସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା (subha sandhya)
  
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
  
Good Afternoon
ସୁଭ ଖରା ବେଳ (shubha kharaa bela)
  
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
  
Good Morning
ସୁପ୍ରଭାତ (suprabhaata)
  
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
  
Please
Not Available
  
(lotfan) لطفا
  
Sorry
ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ (mū duḥkhita)
  
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
  
Bye
ସୁବିଦାୟ (shubidaaya)
  
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
  
I Love You
ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ଭଲ ପାଏ (mu tumoku bhala paye)
  
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
  
Excuse Me
କ୍ଷମା କରିବେ (kyamā karibe)
  
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
  
Dialect 1
Baleswari
  
Central Pashto
  
Where They Speak
India
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
6,500,000.00
  
14
Dialect 2
Ganjami
  
Northern Pashto
  
Where They Speak
India
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
21,000,000.00
  
4
Dialect 3
Kosli
  
Wanetsi
  
Where They Speak
India
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak?
33.00 million
  
34
60.00 million
  
27
Native Speakers
33.00 million
  
28
60.00 million
  
20
Native Name
ଓଡ଼ିଆ (ōṛiyā)
  
(paṧto) پښتو
  
Alternative Names
Odisha, Odri, Odrum, Oliya, Uriya, Utkali, Vadiya, Yudhia
  
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
  
French Name
oriya
  
pachto
  
German Name
Oriya-Sprache
  
Paschtu
  
Pronunciation
[ˈoɽia]
  
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
  
Ethnicity
Odias
  
Pashtun
  
Origin
3 BC
  
1651
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Indic
  
Iranian
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Standard Odia
  
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
or
  
ps
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
ori
  
pus
  
ISO 639 2/B
ori
  
pus
  
ISO 639 3
ori
  
pus
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
macr1269
  
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