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Pashto and Irish


Irish and Pashto


Countries

Countries
Afganistan  
European Union, Ireland  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora  
Ireland  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Ireland  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

Minority Language
Pakistan  
United Kingdom  

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)  
Foras na Gaeilge  

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 Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
  • There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
  

Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages  
Not Available  

Derived From
Not Available  
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Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44  
24
18  
1

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
5  
2

How Many Consonants
29  
19
13  
3

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
36 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
(salaam) سلام  
Dia dhuit  

Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر  
Go raibh maith agat  

How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟  
Conas atá tú ?  

Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير  
Oíche mhaith  

Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير  
Tráthnóna maith duit  

Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير  
Tráthnóna maith duit  

Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏  
Dia dhuit ar maidin  

Please
(lotfan) لطفا  
le do thoil  

Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم  
Tá brón orm  

Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان  
Slán  

I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)  
Is breá liom thú  

Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم  
Gabh mo leithscéal  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Central Pashto  
Connacht Irish  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Connacht  

How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00  
14
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Northern Pashto  
Munster Irish  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Munster  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
4
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Wanetsi  
Ulster Irish  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Ulster  

How Many People Speak
95,000.00  
29
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
21  
19
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
26
Not Available  

Native Speakers
60.00 million  
20
0.14 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
1.65 million  
35

Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو  
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge  

Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto  
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish  

French Name
pachto  
irlandais moyen  

German Name
Paschtu  
Mittelirisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]  
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]  

Ethnicity
Pashtun  
Irish people  

History

Origin
1651  
c. 750  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Celtic  

Branch
Iranian  
Goidelic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish  

Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto  
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil  

Language Position
82  
99+
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Irish Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ps  
ga  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pus  
gle  

ISO 639 2/B
pus  
gle  

ISO 639 3
pus  
gle  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
pash1269  
iris1253  

Linguasphere
58-ABD-a  
50-AAA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Fusional  

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

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Pashto and Irish Speaking population

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

Pashto and Irish Language Codes

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

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