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Pashto and Catalan


Catalan and Pashto


Countries

Countries
Afganistan   
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
6   
9

National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora   
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Spain   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Europe   

Minority Language
Pakistan   
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain   

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)   
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, 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.
  
  • Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
  • Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  

Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages   
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Latin   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
44   
24
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
5   
2

How Many Consonants
29   
19
23   
13

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
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
(salaam) سلام   
Hola   

Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر   
Gràcies   

How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟   
Com estàs?   

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

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

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

Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏   
Bon dia   

Please
(lotfan) لطفا   
Sisplau   

Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم   
Perdó!   

Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان   
Adéu   

I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)   
T'estimo   

Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم   
Dispensi!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Central Pashto   
Caló   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
France, Portugal, Spain   

How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00   
14
440,000.00   
35

Dialect 2
Northern Pashto   
Valencian   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
Spain   

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00   
4
2,400,000.00   
19

Dialect 3
Wanetsi   
Ribagorçan   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
Spain   

How Many People Speak
95,000.00   
29
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
21   
19
8   
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.58 %   
26
Not Available   

Native Speakers
60.00 million   
20
4.10 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
5.10 million   
28

Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو   
català   

Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto   
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian   

French Name
pachto   
catalan; valencien   

German Name
Paschtu   
Katalanisch   

Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]   
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)   

Ethnicity
Pashtun   
Catalan people   

History

Origin
1651   
c. 1028   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Romance   

Branch
Iranian   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old Catalan   

Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto   
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian   

Language Position
82   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Catalan   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ps   
ca   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pus   
cat   

ISO 639 2/B
pus   
cat   

ISO 639 3
pus   
cat   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
pash1269   
stan1289   

Linguasphere
58-ABD-a   
51-AAA-e   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Not Available   

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

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Pashto and Catalan Speaking population

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

Pashto and Catalan Language Codes

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

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