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Pashto and Lithuanian


Lithuanian and Pashto


Countries

Countries
Afganistan   
European Union, Lithuania   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora   
Lithuania   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Europe   

Minority Language
Pakistan   
Poland   

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)   
Commission of the Lithuanian 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.
  
  • Lithuanian has many loanwords that originate from Slavic, Germanic and other Baltic languages.
  • "Catheciusmus" is the oldest known book in Lithuanian language in 1547.
  

Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages   
Latvian   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Lithuanian-Alpahbets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
44   
24
32   
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
12   
9

How Many Consonants
29   
19
20   
10

Scripts
Arabic   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
(salaam) سلام   
Sveiki   

Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر   
Ačiū   

How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟   
Kaip sekasi?   

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

Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير   
Labas vakaras   

Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير   
Laba diena   

Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏   
Labas rytas   

Please
(lotfan) لطفا   
Prašom   

Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم   
atsiprašau   

Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان   
Ate   

I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)   
Aš myliu tave   

Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم   
Atsiprašau   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Central Pashto   
Samogitian   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
Lithuania   

How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00   
14
500,000.00   
34

Dialect 2
Northern Pashto   
Aukštaitian   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
Lithuania   

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

Dialect 3
Wanetsi   
Curonian   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
Lithuania   

How Many People Speak
95,000.00   
29
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
21   
19
10   
10

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.58 %   
26
Not Available   

Native Speakers
60.00 million   
20
3.00 million   
99+

Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو   
lietuvių kalba   

Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto   
Lietuvi, Lietuviskai, Litauische, Litewski, Litovskiy   

French Name
pachto   
lituanien   

German Name
Paschtu   
Litauisch   

Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Pashtun   
Lithuanians   

History

Origin
1651   
c. 1503   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Not Available   

Branch
Iranian   
Baltic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto   
Lithuanian   

Language Position
82   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Lithuanian Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ps   
lt   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pus   
lit   

ISO 639 2/B
pus   
lit   

ISO 639 3
pus   
lit   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
pash1269   
lith1251   

Linguasphere
58-ABD-a   
54-AAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Synthetic   

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

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Pashto and Lithuanian Speaking population

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

Pashto and Lithuanian Language Codes

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

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