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Pashto and Assamese


Assamese and Pashto


Countries

Countries
Afganistan   
India   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora   
Bangladesh, India   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Pakistan   
Bangladesh, Bhutan   

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)   
Asam Sahitya Sabha   

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.
  
  • Assamese was reinstated as the state language of Assam in 1873.
  • Assamese language has its own stream of origin, it is evolved in a different way from rest of the Indo-Aryan languages of India.
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Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages   
Bengali and Oriya   

Derived From
Not Available   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44   
24
52   
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
11   
8

How Many Consonants
29   
19
41   
30

Scripts
Arabic   
Bengali   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
(salaam) سلام   
nomoskaar   

Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر   
ḍhonyobaaḍ   

How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟   
aapuni kene aase?   

Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير   
subhoraattri   

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

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

Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏   
suprobhaat   

Please
(lotfan) لطفا   
anugroha kori   

Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم   
moi ḍukkhita   

Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان   
biḍai   

I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)   
moi tomaak bhaalpaao   

Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم   
kyoma koribo   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Central Pashto   
Kamrupi   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
Western Assam   

How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00   
14
6,000,000.00   
16

Dialect 2
Northern Pashto   
Goalpariya   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
Western Assam   

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

Dialect 3
Wanetsi   
Bhakatiya   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
Assam   

How Many People Speak
95,000.00   
29
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
21   
19
3   
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.58 %   
26
0.24 %   
99+

Native Speakers
60.00 million   
20
15.00 million   
40

Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو   
অসমীয়া (asamīẏa)   

Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto   
Asambe, Asami, Asamiya   

French Name
pachto   
assamais   

German Name
Paschtu   
Assamesisch   

Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Pashtun   
Assamese people   

History

Origin
1651   
7th century A.D   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Iranian   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Kamarupa   

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

Language Position
82   
99+
65   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ps   
as   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pus   
asm   

ISO 639 2/B
pus   
asm   

ISO 639 3
pus   
asm   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
pash1269   
assa1263   

Linguasphere
58-ABD-a   
59-AAF-w   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Not Available   

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

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Pashto and Assamese Speaking population

Pashto and Assamese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Assamese languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Assamese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Assamese language is 0.24 %. 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 Assamese on Pashto vs Assamese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Pashto and Assamese Language Codes

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

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