Countries
Afganistan
Madagascar
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
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.
- Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
- About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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Time Taken to Learn
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Hello
(salaam) سلام
Salama!
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
Misaotra
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Manao ahoana!
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Alina tsara
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Manao ahoana e
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Manao ahoana e
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Maraina tsara
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
azafady
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Miala tsiny
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
Veloma!
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Tiako ianao.
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Azafady
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Eastern Malagasy
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Merina
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Western Malagasy
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Sakalava
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
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Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
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How Many People Speak
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How Many People Speak?
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Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
Fiteny Malagasy
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Malagasy Sign Language
French Name
pachto
malgache
German Name
Paschtu
Malagassi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
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Ethnicity
Pashtun
Malagasy people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Austronesian
Branch
Iranian
Indonesian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
standard Malagasy
Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
pash1269
mala1537
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
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Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Verb-Object-Subject
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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All Pashto and Malagasy 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 Malagasy dialects. Various dialects of Pashto and Malagasy language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Pashto are spoken in different Pashto Speaking Countries whereas Malagasy Dialects are spoken in different Malagasy speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Pashto vs Malagasy Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto, Northern Pashto. Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy , Western Malagasy. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Pashto and Malagasy Speaking population
Pashto and Malagasy speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Malagasy languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Malagasy Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 %. 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 Malagasy on Pashto vs Malagasy where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Pashto and Malagasy Language Codes
Pashto and Malagasy language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Pashto and Malagasy Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.