Countries
Afganistan
  
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
  
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 in
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Arabic
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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!
  
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
  
Caló
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
France, Portugal, Spain
  
How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00
  
14
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
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
60.00 million
  
27
9.20 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
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
  
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
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Signed Catalan
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
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