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Pashto and Marathi


Marathi and Pashto


Countries

Countries
Afganistan   
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
4   
11

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

Alphabets in
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200   

Alphabets
44   
24
52   
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
16   
13

How Many Consonants
29   
19
36   
26

Scripts
Arabic   
Devanagari   

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
4 weeks   
2

Greetings

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)   

Dialects

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
95,000.00   
29
1,900,000.00   
15

Total No. Of Dialects
21   
19
42   
29

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million   
27
71.00 million   
25

Speaking Population
0.58 %   
26
1.10 %   
18

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   

History

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   

Language Position
82   
99+
17   
15

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Indian Signing System (ISS)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

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   

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

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Pashto and Marathi Speaking population

Pashto and Marathi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Marathi languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Marathi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 %. 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 Marathi on Pashto vs Marathi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Pashto and Marathi Language Codes

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

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