Countries
Afganistan
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Minority Language
Pakistan
South Africa
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
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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.
- Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
- English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
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Derived From
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Latin
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
(salaam) سلام
Hello
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
Thank you
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
How are you?
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Good Night
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Good Evening
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Good Afternoon
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Good Morning
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
Please
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Sorry
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
Bye
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
I love you
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Excuse Me
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
American English
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
United States of America
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Hiberno-English
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Welsh English
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
United Kingdom
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
English
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
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French Name
pachto
anglais
German Name
Paschtu
Englisch
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
Ethnicity
Pashtun
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Origin
1651
5th Century AD
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
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Branch
Iranian
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Early Forms
No early forms
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Standard English
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed English
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
engs
Glottocode
pash1269
stan1293
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
52-ABA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic