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Pashto and Armenian


Armenian and Pashto


Countries

Countries
Afganistan   
Armenian Highland   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

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

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

Alphabets
44   
24
38   
20

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
6   
3

How Many Consonants
29   
19
32   
22

Scripts
Arabic   
Armenian manuscript   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
12   
9

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

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)   

Dialects

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
95,000.00   
29
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
21   
19
2   
2

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.58 %   
26
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   

History

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
82   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

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   

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

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Pashto and Armenian Speaking population

Pashto and Armenian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Armenian languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Armenian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Armenian 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 Armenian on Pashto vs Armenian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Pashto and Armenian Language Codes

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

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