Countries
Afganistan
  
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
  
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
  
India
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Pakistan
  
Israel, Mauritius
  
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
  
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
  
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.
  
- Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
- Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
  
Konkani Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Arabic
  
Devanagari
  
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
(salaam) سلام
  
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
  
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
  
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
  
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
  
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
  
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
  
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
  
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
  
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
  
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
  
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
  
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
  
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
  
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
  
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
  
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
  
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
  
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
  
बाय (Bāya)
  
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
  
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
  
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
  
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
  
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
  
Maharashtrian Konkani
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
Kokan
  
How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00
  
14
2,400,000.00
  
23
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
  
Varhadi
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
Vidarbha
  
How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00
  
4
7,000,000.00
  
12
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
  
Khandeshi
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
Khandesh
  
How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00
  
15
How Many People Speak?
60.00 million
  
27
71.00 million
  
25
Native Speakers
60.00 million
  
20
68.00 million
  
16
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
3.00 million
  
32
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
  
मराठी (marāṭhī)
  
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
  
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
  
French Name
pachto
  
marathe
  
German Name
Paschtu
  
Marathi
  
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
  
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
  
Ethnicity
Pashtun
  
Marathi people
  
Origin
1651
  
10th century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Iranian
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Maharashtri Prakrit
  
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
  
Marathi
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ps
  
mr
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
pus
  
mar
  
ISO 639 2/B
pus
  
mar
  
ISO 639 3
pus
  
mar
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
pash1269
  
mara1378
  
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
  
omr
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Not Available