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Pashto and Korean


Korean and Pashto


Countries

Countries
Afganistan   
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
5   
10

National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora   
North Korea, South Korea   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Pakistan   
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America   

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)   
The National Institute of the Korean Language   

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.
  
  • Korean has borrowed words from English and Chinese.
  • Korean has two counting systems. First, is based on Chinese characters and numbers are similar to Chinese numbers, and second counting system is from words unique to Korea.
  

Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages   
Chinese and Japanese languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44   
24
40   
21

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
21   
18

How Many Consonants
29   
19
19   
9

Scripts
Arabic   
Hangul   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
88 weeks   
13

Greetings

Hello
(salaam) سلام   
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)   

Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر   
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)   

How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟   
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)   

Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير   
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)   

Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير   
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)   

Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير   
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)   

Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏   
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)   

Please
(lotfan) لطفا   
하십시오 (hasibsio)   

Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم   
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)   

Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان   
안녕 (annyeong)   

I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)   
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)   

Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم   
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Central Pashto   
Jeju   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
South Korea   

How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00   
14
10,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Northern Pashto   
Gyeongsang   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
South Korea   

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00   
4
10,000,000.00   
9

Dialect 3
Wanetsi   
Hamgyŏng   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
China, North Korea   

How Many People Speak
95,000.00   
29
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
21   
19
12   
12

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million   
27
77.00 million   
22

Speaking Population
0.58 %   
26
1.14 %   
16

Native Speakers
60.00 million   
20
77.00 million   
12

Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو   
한국어 (조선말)   

Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto   
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh   

French Name
pachto   
coréen   

German Name
Paschtu   
Koreanisch   

Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Pashtun   
Koreans   

History

Origin
1651   
Before 1st century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Koreanic Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Not Available   

Branch
Iranian   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean   

Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto   
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard   

Language Position
82   
99+
12   
11

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Korean Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ps   
ko   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pus   
kor   

ISO 639 2/B
pus   
kor   

ISO 639 3
pus   
Kor   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
pash1269   
kore1280   

Linguasphere
58-ABD-a   
45-AAA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Agglutinative   

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

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Pashto and Korean Speaking population

Pashto and Korean speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Korean languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Korean Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Korean language is 1.14 %. 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 Korean on Pashto vs Korean where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Pashto and Korean Language Codes

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

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