Countries
Afganistan
  
European Union, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Transnistria, Ukraine
  
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
  
Moldova, Romania
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Kazakhstan, Russia
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia, Europe
  
Minority Language
Pakistan
  
Hungary, Serbia, Ukraine
  
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
  
Academia de Ştiinţe a Moldovei, Institutul de Lingvisticǎ al Academiei Române (Institute for Li
  
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.
  
- Romanian language has distinct type of grammar and phonology compared to other Romance languages.
- The earliest text of Romance language was found in the year 1521.
  
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
  
French, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese and Italian Languages.
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Romanian.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Arabic
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
(salaam) سلام
  
alo
  
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
  
multumesc
  
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
  
ce mai faci?
  
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
  
noapte Buna
  
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
  
buna Seara
  
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
  
buna Ziua
  
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
  
bună Dimineața
  
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
  
Vă Rog
  
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
  
scuze
  
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
  
La revedere
  
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
  
Te iubesc
  
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
  
Scuza-Ma
  
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
  
Aromanian
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Turkey
  
How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00
  
14
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
  
Megleno-Romanian
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
Greece, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Turkey
  
How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00
  
4
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
  
Istro-Romanian
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
Croatia
  
How Many People Speak?
60.00 million
  
27
28.00 million
  
38
Native Speakers
60.00 million
  
20
24.00 million
  
33
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
4.00 million
  
30
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
  
Română
  
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
  
Daco-Rumanian, Moldavian, Rumanian
  
French Name
pachto
  
roumain; moldave
  
German Name
Paschtu
  
Rumänisch
  
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
  
[roˈmɨnə]
  
Ethnicity
Pashtun
  
Romanians
  
Origin
1651
  
1521
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Iranian
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Proto-Romanian
  
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
  
Romanian
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Romanian Sign Language
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ps
  
ro
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
pus
  
ron
  
ISO 639 2/B
pus
  
rum
  
ISO 639 3
pus
  
ron
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
pash1269
  
roma1327
  
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
  
51-AAD-c
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Synthetic