Countries
Afganistan
  
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City
  
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
  
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Pakistan
  
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia
  
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
  
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)
  
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.
  
- One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
- Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
  
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
  
French and Portuguese Languages
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Italian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Arabic
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
(salaam) سلام
  
ciao
  
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
  
grazie
  
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
  
Come stai?
  
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
  
buonanotte
  
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
  
buonasera
  
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
  
buon pomeriggio
  
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
  
buongiorno
  
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
  
Per Favore
  
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
  
scusate
  
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
  
arrivederci
  
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
  
Ti amo
  
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
  
Scusami
  
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
  
Romanesco
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
Lazio
  
How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00
  
14
3,000,000.00
  
21
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
  
Central Italian
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria
  
How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00
  
4
5,000,000.00
  
14
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
  
Tuscan
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
60.00 million
  
27
78.00 million
  
21
Native Speakers
60.00 million
  
20
64.00 million
  
18
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
14.00 million
  
20
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
  
Italiano
  
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
  
Italiano
  
French Name
pachto
  
italien
  
German Name
Paschtu
  
Italienisch
  
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
  
[itaˈljaːno]
  
Ethnicity
Pashtun
  
Italians
  
Origin
1651
  
960 BC
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Romance
  
Branch
Iranian
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
  
Italian
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ps
  
it
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
pus
  
ita
  
ISO 639 2/B
pus
  
ita
  
ISO 639 3
pus
  
ita
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
itas
  
Glottocode
pash1269
  
ital1282
  
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
  
51-AAA-q
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Fusional, Synthetic