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Pashto and Sanskrit


Sanskrit and Pashto


Countries

Countries
Afganistan  
India  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora  
India  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Pakistan  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

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.
  
  • Sanskrit language has highest number of vocabularies than any other language.
  • Sanskrit Language has proved to help in speech therapy, also it increases concentration and helps to learn maths and science better.
  

Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages  
Old German Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Prakrit Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Sanskrit-Alphabets.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
20 weeks  
5

Greetings

Hello
(salaam) سلام  
नमस्कारः (namaskāraḥ)  

Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر  
धन्यवादाः (dhanyawādāh)  

How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟  
कथमस्ति भवान् (kathamasti bhawān)  

Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير  
शुभरात्री (shubharātrī)  

Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير  
शुभः सायंकालः  

Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير  
शुभ दुपार  

Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏  
सुप्रभातम् (suprabhātam)  

Please
(lotfan) لطفا  
कृपया (kripayā)  

Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم  
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)  

Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان  
पुनः मिलामः(punah milamah)  

I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)  
त्वामनुरजामि (twāmanurajāmi)  

Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم  
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Central Pashto  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Not Available  

How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00  
14
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Northern Pashto  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Not Available  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
4
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Wanetsi  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Not Available  

How Many People Speak
95,000.00  
29
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
21  
19
0  

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
26
Not Available  

Native Speakers
60.00 million  
20
14.10 million  
99+

Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو  
संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam)  

Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto  
Not Available  

French Name
pachto  
sanskrit  

German Name
Paschtu  
Sanskrit  

Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]  
[səmskr̩t̪əm]  

Ethnicity
Pashtun  
Not Available  

History

Origin
1651  
2000 B.C.  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Iranian  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Vedic Sanskrit  

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

Language Position
82  
99+
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ps  
sa  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pus  
san  

ISO 639 2/B
pus  
san  

ISO 639 3
pus  
san  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
pash1269  
sans1269  

Linguasphere
58-ABD-a  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Ancient  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Synthetic  

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

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Pashto and Sanskrit Speaking population

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

Pashto and Sanskrit Language Codes

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

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