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Pashto and Meithei


Meithei and Pashto


Countries

Countries
Afganistan   
India, Manipur   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora   
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Pakistan   
Assam, Manipur, Tripura   

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)   
Not Available   

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.
  

Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages   
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44   
24
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
6   
3

How Many Consonants
29   
19
15   
5

Scripts
Arabic   
Bengali   

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
(salaam) سلام   
Khurumjari   

Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر   
Yamna nungaijare   

How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟   
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?   

Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير   
Athengba Ahing   

Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير   
Not Available   

Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير   
Not Available   

Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏   
Nongale haugatl   

Please
(lotfan) لطفا   
Chanbiduna   

Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم   
Saobiganu   

Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان   
Chatcharage   

I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)   
Eina nangbu nungsi   

Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم   
Not Available   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Central Pashto   
Loi   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
Burma, Laos   

How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00   
14
5,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Northern Pashto   
Pangal   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
Bangladesh, India   

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00   
4
273,000.00   
32

Dialect 3
Wanetsi   
Meithei proper   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   

How Many People Speak
95,000.00   
29
1,250,000.00   
19

Total No. Of Dialects
21   
19
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million   
27
1.50 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.58 %   
26
Not Available   

Native Speakers
60.00 million   
20
1.50 million   
99+

Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو   
মৈইতৈইলোন   

Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto   
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna   

French Name
pachto   
Meithei   

German Name
Paschtu   
Meithei   

Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Pashtun   
Meithei people   

History

Origin
1651   
1700   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Sino-Tibetan Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Tibeto-Burman   

Branch
Iranian   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto   
Standard Meithei   

Language Position
82   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
ps   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pus   
mni   

ISO 639 2/B
pus   
mni   

ISO 639 3
pus   
mni   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
pash1269   
mani1292   

Linguasphere
58-ABD-a   
omp   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Not Available   

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

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Pashto and Meithei Speaking population

Pashto and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Meithei language is Not Available. 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 Meithei on Pashto vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Pashto and Meithei Language Codes

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

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