Countries
Afganistan
  
Armenian Highland
  
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
  
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia, Europe
  
Minority Language
Pakistan
  
Cyprus, Hungary, Iraq, Poland, Romania, Ukraine
  
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
  
Armenian National Academy of Sciences
  
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.
  
- The first language into which Bible was translated is Armenian.
- Christianity was recognized as a national religion in 301 by Armenia Country.
  
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
  
Greek
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Armenian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Arabic
  
Armenian manuscript
  
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
(salaam) سلام
  
Բարեւ (Barev)
  
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
  
Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun)
  
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
  
Ինչպես եք դուք? (Inch’pes yek’ duk’)
  
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
  
Բարի գիշեր (Bari gisher)
  
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
  
Բարի երեկո (Bari yereko)
  
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
  
Բարի օր (Bari or)
  
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
  
Բարի լույս (Bari luys)
  
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
  
Խնդրում եմ (Khndrum yem)
  
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
  
կներեք (knerek’)
  
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
  
Ց'տեսություն
  
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
  
Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’yez)
  
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
  
Ներեցեք ինձ (Nerets’yek’ indz)
  
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
  
Eastern Armenian
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
Armenia, Armenian Highland, Georgia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Turkey
  
How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00
  
14
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
  
Western Armenian
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
Armenian Highland, Cilicia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
  
How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00
  
4
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
  
Not Applicable
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
Not Applicable
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
60.00 million
  
27
6.00 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
60.00 million
  
20
6.00 million
  
99+
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
  
Հայերէն (Hayeren)
  
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
  
Armjanski Yazyk, Ena, Ermeni Dili, Ermenice, Somkhuri
  
French Name
pachto
  
arménien
  
German Name
Paschtu
  
Armenisch
  
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
  
[hɑjɛˈɾɛn]
  
Ethnicity
Pashtun
  
Armenians
  
Origin
1651
  
late 5th century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Iranian
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Proto-Armenian, Classical Armenian, Middle Armenian, Armenian
  
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
  
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ps
  
hy
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
pus
  
hye
  
ISO 639 2/B
pus
  
arm
  
ISO 639 3
pus
  
hye
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
pash1269
  
arme1241
  
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
  
57-AAA-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Agglutinative, Synthetic