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Pashto and Kannada


Kannada and Pashto


Countries

Countries
Afganistan  
India, Karnataka, India  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora  
Karnataka, India  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Goa  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Pakistan  
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)  
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka  

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.
  
  • Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
  • Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  

Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages  
Telugu  

Derived From
Not Available  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44  
24
49  
29

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
14  
11

How Many Consonants
29  
19
35  
25

Scripts
Arabic  
Kannada Script  

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
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
(salaam) سلام  
ಹಲೋ (Halō)  

Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر  
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)  

How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟  
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)  

Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير  
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)  

Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير  
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)  

Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير  
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)  

Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏  
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)  

Please
(lotfan) لطفا  
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)  

Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)  

Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان  
ಬೈ (Bai)  

I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)  
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)  

Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Central Pashto  
Badaga  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris  

How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00  
14
540,000.00  
33

Dialect 2
Northern Pashto  
Urali  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
kerala  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
4
6,440.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Wanetsi  
Kurumba  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
95,000.00  
29
220,000.00  
23

Total No. Of Dialects
21  
19
20  
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million  
27
49.00 million  
29

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
26
0.58 %  
26

Native Speakers
60.00 million  
20
38.00 million  
26

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
11.00 million  
21

Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو  
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)  

Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto  
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi  

French Name
pachto  
kannada  

German Name
Paschtu  
Kannada  

Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]  
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]  

Ethnicity
Pashtun  
Kannadiga  

History

Origin
1651  
c. 450  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Not Available  

Branch
Iranian  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Kannada, Kannada  

Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto  
Modern Kannada  

Language Position
82  
99+
31  
25

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ps  
kn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pus  
kan  

ISO 639 2/B
pus  
kan  

ISO 639 3
pus  
kan  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
pash1269  
nucl1305  

Linguasphere
58-ABD-a  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Not Available  

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

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Pashto and Kannada Speaking population

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

Pashto and Kannada Language Codes

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

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