Countries
Afganistan
Meghalaya
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Bangladesh, India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not Available
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Pakistan
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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.
- Khasi language contain a large number of loanwords from Bengali and Hindi Languages.
- There is significant dialectal variation in khasi language, since several dialects have only partial mutual intelligibility.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic
Bengali, Latin
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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Hello
(salaam) سلام
Kumno
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
Khublei
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Kumno phi long?
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
thia sukh
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
babha janmiet
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
babha noph-phai-sngi
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
khublei
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
Sngewbha
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Map
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
khublei
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
ieit ieit
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
map a nga
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Bhoi
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
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How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Nonglung
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Not Available
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Cherrapunji
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Not Available
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
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Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Kahasi, Kassi, Khasa, Khashi, Khasiyas, Khuchia
German Name
Paschtu
Khasi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
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Ethnicity
Pashtun
Khasi people
Origin
1651
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Language Family
Indo-European Family
Austroasiatic Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
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Branch
Iranian
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Early Forms
No early forms
No Early Forms
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Khasi
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ps
No data available
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
pash1269
khas1269
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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All Pashto and Khasi 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 Khasi dialects. Various dialects of Pashto and Khasi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Pashto are spoken in different Pashto Speaking Countries whereas Khasi Dialects are spoken in different Khasi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Pashto vs Khasi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto, Northern Pashto. Khasi dialects include: Bhoi , Nonglung. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Pashto and Khasi Speaking population
Pashto and Khasi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Khasi languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Khasi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Khasi 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 Khasi on Pashto vs Khasi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Pashto and Khasi Language Codes
Pashto and Khasi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Pashto and Khasi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.