1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Afganistan
India, Manipur
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
1.6 Minority Language
Pakistan
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
1.7 Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
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1.8 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.
- Meithei Language is currently classified as a vulnerable language by UNESCO.
- The oldest document in Methei language was dated back in 8th century were inscriptions on the copper plate.
1.9 Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
1.10 Derived From
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2 Alphabets
2.1 Alphabets in
2.2 Alphabets
2.3 Phonology
2.3.1 How Many Vowels
2.3.2 How Many Consonants
2.4 Scripts
2.5 Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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2.6 Hard to Learn
2.6.1 Language Levels
2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
3 Greetings
3.1 Hello
3.2 Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
Yamna nungaijare
3.3 How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
3.4 Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Athengba Ahing
3.5 Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
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3.6 Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
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3.7 Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Nongale haugatl
3.8 Please
3.9 Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Saobiganu
3.10 Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
Chatcharage
3.11 I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Eina nangbu nungsi
3.12 Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
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4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
4.1.1 Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Burma, Laos
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
6,500,000.005,000.00
1.5
960000000
4.2 Dialect 2
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Bangladesh, India
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00273,000.00
700
80000000
4.3 Dialect 3
4.3.1 Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
95,000.001,250,000.00
1400
96000000
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
60.00 million1.50 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
60.00 million1.50 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
5.3.2 Native Name
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
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5.5 Ethnicity
6 History
6.1 Origin
6.2 Language Family
Indo-European Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Tibeto-Burman
6.2.2 Branch
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
6.3.2 Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Standard Meithei
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
6.4 Scope
7 Code
7.1 ISO 639 1
7.2 ISO 639 2
7.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
7.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
7.3 ISO 639 3
7.4 ISO 639 6
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Not Available
7.5 Glottocode
7.6 Linguasphere
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology