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Pashto and Malaysian


Malaysian and Pashto


Countries

Countries
Afganistan   
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
3   
12

National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora   
Malaysia   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Indonesia   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Pakistan   
Thailand   

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)   
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka   

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.
  
  • One of the most politically powerful language historically is Malaysian Language.
  • Malaysian earliest known inscriptions were found in South of Sumatra way back in 683-6 AD.
  

Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages   
Indonesian Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Tamil Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44   
24
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
6   
3

How Many Consonants
29   
19
24   
14

Scripts
Arabic   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
36 weeks   
10

Greetings

Hello
(salaam) سلام   
Hai   

Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر   
terima kasih   

How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟   
Apa khabar?   

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

Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير   
Selamat Petang   

Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير   
Selamat tengah hari   

Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏   
Selamat pagi   

Please
(lotfan) لطفا   
sila   

Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم   
maaf   

Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان   
Selamat tinggal   

I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)   
Saya sayang kamu   

Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم   
Maafkan saya   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Central Pashto   
Bengkulu   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
Bengkulu Province, Sumatra   

How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00   
14
1,600,000.00   
25

Dialect 2
Northern Pashto   
Pekal   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
Indonesia   

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00   
4
30,000.00   
40

Dialect 3
Wanetsi   
Musi   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
Indonesia   

How Many People Speak
95,000.00   
29
3,100,000.00   
11

Total No. Of Dialects
21   
19
24   
20

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million   
27
175.00 million   
10

Speaking Population
0.58 %   
26
1.16 %   
14

Native Speakers
60.00 million   
20
77.00 million   
12

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
98.00 million   
8

Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو   
Bahasa melayu   

Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto   
Not Available   

French Name
pachto   
malais   

German Name
Paschtu   
Malaiisch   

Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]   
[baˈhasə malajˈsiə]   

Ethnicity
Pashtun   
Not Available   

History

Origin
1651   
c. 683 AD   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Not Available   

Branch
Iranian   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Ancient Malay, Old Malay, Pre-Modern MalayClassical Malay,   

Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto   
Pluricentric Standard Malay   

Language Position
82   
99+
54   
39

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Malaysian Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ps   
ms   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pus   
msa   

ISO 639 2/B
pus   
may   

ISO 639 3
pus   
zsm   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
pash1269   
stan1306   

Linguasphere
58-ABD-a   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Agglutinative   

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

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Pashto and Malaysian Speaking population

Pashto and Malaysian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Malaysian languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Malaysian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Malaysian language is 1.16 %. 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 Malaysian on Pashto vs Malaysian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Pashto and Malaysian Language Codes

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

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