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Pashto and Macedonian


Macedonian and Pashto


Countries

Countries
Afganistan   
Macedonia   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora   
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Europe   

Minority Language
Pakistan   
Albania, Romania, Serbia   

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)   
Macedonian Language Institute "Krste Misirkov"   

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.
  
  • There are plenty of loan words in Macedonian language from the Serbian, Bulgarian and Russian languages.
  • The only Indo-European language that make use of the narrative mood is Macedonian language.
  

Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages   
Bulgarian, Polish, Russian and Serbian Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44   
24
31   
13

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
5   
2

How Many Consonants
29   
19
26   
16

Scripts
Arabic   
Cyrillic, Macedonian Braille   

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
(salaam) سلام   
Здраво (Zdravo)   

Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر   
Благодарам (Blagodaram)   

How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟   
Како си? (Kako si?)   

Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير   
Добра ноќ (Dobra nok)   

Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير   
Добра вечер (Dobra večer)   

Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير   
Добар ден (Dobar den)   

Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏   
Добро утро (Dobro utro)   

Please
(lotfan) لطفا   
Ве молиме (Ve molime)   

Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم   
жал (žal)   

Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان   
Чао (Čao)   

I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)   
Те сакам (Te sakam)   

Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم   
Извинете ме (Izvinete me)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Central Pashto   
Torlakian   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
Bulgaria, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia   

How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00   
14
1.50   
99+

Dialect 2
Northern Pashto   
Debar   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
Macedonia   

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

Dialect 3
Wanetsi   
Galičnik   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
Macedonia   

How Many People Speak
95,000.00   
29
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
21   
19
28   
23

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.58 %   
26
Not Available   

Native Speakers
60.00 million   
20
2.50 million   
99+

Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو   
македонски (Makedonski) македонски јазик (makedonski jazik)   

Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto   
Macedonian Slavic, Makedonski, Slavic   

French Name
pachto   
macédonien   

German Name
Paschtu   
Makedonisch   

Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]   
[maˈkɛdɔnski ˈjazik]   

Ethnicity
Pashtun   
Macedonians   

History

Origin
1651   
2200 BC   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Slavic   

Branch
Iranian   
Southern   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

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

Language Position
82   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Macedonian Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ps   
mk   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pus   
mkd   

ISO 639 2/B
pus   
mac   

ISO 639 3
pus   
mkd   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
pash1269   
mace1250   

Linguasphere
58-ABD-a   
53-AAA-ha   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Analytic   

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

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Pashto and Macedonian Speaking population

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

Pashto and Macedonian Language Codes

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

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