Countries
Afganistan
India, Nepal
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Nepal
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Republic of Brazil
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Pakistan
People's Republic of China
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Language Academy of Nepal
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.
- Before the term "Nepali" was coined, historically the language was first called the Khas language, Gorkhali or Gukhali.
- Nepali has borrowed many loanwords from neighboring Tibeto-Burmese languages.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Hindi
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
(salaam) سلام
नमस्ते (namaste)
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
धन्यवाद (dhanyabad)
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
तिमीलाई कस्तो छ? (timi lai kasto cha?)
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
शुभ रात्री (subha ratri)
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
शुभ सन्ध्या (subha sandhya)
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Good afternoon
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
शुभ प्रभात (subha prabhat)
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
कृपया
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
माफ गनुस् (maapha ganus)
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
नमस्ते (namaste)
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
म तपाइलाइ माया गर्छु। (ma tapainlai maya garchu)
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
माफ गनुस् (maapha ganus)
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Doteli
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Nepal
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Bajhangi
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
India, Nepal
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Baitadeli
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Nepal
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
नेपाली (nēpālī)
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Eastern Pahadi, Gorkhali, Gurkhali, Khaskura, Nepalese, Parbate
French Name
pachto
népalais
German Name
Paschtu
Nepali
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Pashtun
Gurkha, Khas people, Madhesi and Tharu
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
Khas language, Gurkhali, Parbatiya, Dzongkha Lhotshammikha
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Nepali
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Nepali
Scope
Individual
Individual, Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
pash1269
nepa1254
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Agglutinative
All Pashto and Nepali 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 Nepali dialects. Various dialects of Pashto and Nepali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Pashto are spoken in different Pashto Speaking Countries whereas Nepali Dialects are spoken in different Nepali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Pashto vs Nepali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto, Northern Pashto. Nepali dialects include: Doteli , Bajhangi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Pashto and Nepali Speaking population
Pashto and Nepali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Nepali languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Nepali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Nepali language is 0.25 %. 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 Nepali on Pashto vs Nepali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Pashto and Nepali Language Codes
Pashto and Nepali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Pashto and Nepali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.