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Pashto and Albanian


Albanian and Pashto


Countries

Countries
Afganistan   
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora   
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Europe   

Minority Language
Pakistan   
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania   

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)   
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana   

Interesting Facts
  • Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
  • The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
  
  • Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
  • 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
    •   

Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages   
Romanian   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44   
24
36   
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
7   
4

How Many Consonants
29   
19
29   
19

Scripts
Arabic   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
(salaam) سلام   
Përshëndetje   

Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر   
Ju faleminderit   

How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟   
Si jeni?   

Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير   
natën e mirë   

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

Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير   
mirëdita   

Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏   
mirëmengjes   

Please
(lotfan) لطفا   
Ju lutem   

Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم   
Me fal   

Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان   
mirupafshim   

I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)   
unë e dua ju   

Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم   
Më falni   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Central Pashto   
Gheg Albanian   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia   

How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00   
14
3,400,000.00   
20

Dialect 2
Northern Pashto   
Tosk Albanian   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey   

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00   
4
1,800,000.00   
20

Dialect 3
Wanetsi   
Arbëresh   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
Italy   

How Many People Speak
95,000.00   
29
100,000.00   
28

Total No. Of Dialects
21   
19
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million   
27
7.50 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.58 %   
26
Not Available   

Native Speakers
60.00 million   
20
3.10 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
3.60 million   
31

Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو   
shqip / gjuha shqipe   

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

French Name
pachto   
albanais   

German Name
Paschtu   
Albanisch   

Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]   
[ʃcip]   

Ethnicity
Pashtun   
Albanians   

History

Origin
1651   
1462 AD   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Not Available   

Branch
Iranian   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old Albanian   

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

Language Position
82   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ps   
sq   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pus   
sqi   

ISO 639 2/B
pus   
alb   

ISO 639 3
pus   
sqi   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
pash1269   
alba1267   

Linguasphere
58-ABD-a   
55-AAA-aaa   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Synthetic   

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

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Pashto and Albanian Speaking population

Pashto and Albanian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Albanian languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Albanian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Albanian language is Not Available. 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 Pashto and Albanian on Pashto vs Albanian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Pashto and Albanian Language Codes

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

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