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Pashto and Hindi


Hindi and Pashto


Countries

Countries
Afganistan   
Fiji, India   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora   
India   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia, Oceania   

Minority Language
Pakistan   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)   
Central Hindi Directorate   

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.
  
  • In Hindi language, nouns are followed by post positions.
  • In Hindi, there are many familiar words in English which are in Hindi or of Hindi origin.
  

Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages   
Urdu   

Derived From
Not Available   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44   
24
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
11   
8

How Many Consonants
29   
19
33   
23

Scripts
Arabic   
Devanagari   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
(salaam) سلام   
नमस्ते (Namastē)   

Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر   
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)   

How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟   
तुम कैसे हो? (Tuma kaisē hō?)   

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

Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير   
शुभ सन्ध्या (shubh sandhya)   

Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير   
दोपहर के बाद नमस्कार (dopahar ke bad namaskar)   

Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏   
सुप्रभात (Suprabhāta)   

Please
(lotfan) لطفا   
कृपया (Kr̥payā)   

Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم   
खेद (Khēda)   

Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان   
अलविदा (Alavidā)   

I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)   
मैं आपसे प्यार करता (Maiṁ āpasē pyāra karatā)   

Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم   
मुझे माफ करें (Mujhē māpha karēṁ)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Central Pashto   
Khariboli   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
Delhi, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh   

How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00   
14
240,000,000.00   
2

Dialect 2
Northern Pashto   
Marwari   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Sindh   

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00   
4
22,000,000.00   
3

Dialect 3
Wanetsi   
Bundeli   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
Bundelkhand   

How Many People Speak
95,000.00   
29
20,000,000.00   
4

Total No. Of Dialects
21   
19
21   
19

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million   
27
380.00 million   
5

Speaking Population
0.58 %   
26
4.70 %   
5

Native Speakers
60.00 million   
20
260.00 million   
4

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
120.00 million   
6

Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو   
हिन्दी   

Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto   
Khadi Boli, Khari Boli   

French Name
pachto   
hindi   

German Name
Paschtu   
Hindi   

Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]   
[ˈmaːnək ˈɦin̪d̪iː]   

Ethnicity
Pashtun   
Hindustani people   

History

Origin
1651   
7th Century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Iranian   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

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

Language Position
82   
99+
5   
5

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Indian Signing System   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ps   
hi   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pus   
hin   

ISO 639 2/B
pus   
hin   

ISO 639 3
pus   
hin   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
hins   

Glottocode
pash1269   
hind1269   

Linguasphere
58-ABD-a   
59-AAF-qf   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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

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Pashto and Hindi Speaking population

Pashto and Hindi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Hindi languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Hindi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Hindi language is 4.70 %. 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 Hindi on Pashto vs Hindi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Pashto and Hindi Language Codes

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

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