Countries
Afganistan
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Indonesia, Island of Madura
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Pakistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
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.
- There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Malay and Javanese Languages
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
matur nuwun
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
piye kabare?
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
wengi sing apik
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Sugeng sọnten
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Sugeng siang
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Sugeng énjing
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
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Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Nyuwun pangapunten
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
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I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Kula tresna panjengan
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Nuwun séwu
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Kangean
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Indonesia
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Bawean
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Indonesia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Bangkalan
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Indonesia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
Madurese
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
French Name
pachto
madourais
German Name
Paschtu
Maduresisch
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
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Ethnicity
Pashtun
Madurese
Origin
1651
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Language Family
Indo-European Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indonesian
Branch
Iranian
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Madurese
Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ps
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ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
pash1269
madu1247
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
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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 Madurese 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 Madurese dialects. Various dialects of Pashto and Madurese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Pashto are spoken in different Pashto Speaking Countries whereas Madurese Dialects are spoken in different Madurese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Pashto vs Madurese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto, Northern Pashto. Madurese dialects include: Kangean , Bawean. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Pashto and Madurese Speaking population
Pashto and Madurese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Madurese languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Madurese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Madurese language is 0.23 %. 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 Madurese on Pashto vs Madurese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Pashto and Madurese Language Codes
Pashto and Madurese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Pashto and Madurese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.