Countries
Afganistan
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Iran
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Pakistan
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
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.
- Balochi language had no written form before the early 19th century. The official language used until that time was Persian.
- Balochi has borrowed words from Persian, Arabic, Sindhi, and other languages.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Kurdish and Persian
Derived From
Not Available
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic
Perso-Arabic script
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Not Available
Hello
(salaam) سلام
Salam
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
mana bebahgsh
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
chone tao?
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
jawáin shap
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
jawáin begáh
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Not Available
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
jawáin sawáh
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
Mihrabani kan
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
bebaksh / bebagsh
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
bye
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Tu mana doost biyeh
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
mana bebahgsh
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Eastern Balochi
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Pakistan
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Western Balochi
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Southern Balochi
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
بلوچی
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Baluchi
French Name
pachto
baloutchi
German Name
Paschtu
Belutschisch
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Not available
Ethnicity
Pashtun
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Not Available
Branch
Iranian
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Balochi
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ps
No data available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
pash1269
balo1260
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
58-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Not Available
All Pashto and Balochi 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 Balochi dialects. Various dialects of Pashto and Balochi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Pashto are spoken in different Pashto Speaking Countries whereas Balochi Dialects are spoken in different Balochi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Pashto vs Balochi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto, Northern Pashto. Balochi dialects include: Eastern Balochi , Western Balochi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Pashto and Balochi Speaking population
Pashto and Balochi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Balochi languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Balochi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Balochi language is 0.11 %. 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 Balochi on Pashto vs Balochi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Pashto and Balochi Language Codes
Pashto and Balochi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Pashto and Balochi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.