Countries
Afganistan
Andora, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gibraltar, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Latvia, Luxembourg, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela, Western Sahara
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Spain
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andora, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, US Virgin Islands
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Minority Language
Pakistan
Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Morocco, United Kingdom
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española
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.
- One of the world's most phonetic language is Spanish.
- Up to the 18th century, Spanish was diplomatic language.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
French Language
Derived From
Not Available
Latin
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
Gracias
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Cómo estás?
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Buenas Noches
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Bonne soirée
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Buenas Tardes
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Buenos Días
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
Por Favor
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
triste
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
adiós
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Te Quiero
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Discúlpeme
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Mexican Spanish
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Mexico
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Cuban Spanish
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Cuba
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Puerto Rican Spanish
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Puerto Rico
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
Español
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Castellano, Castilian, Español
French Name
pachto
espagnol; castillan
German Name
Paschtu
Spanisch
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
[espaˈɲol], [kasteˈʎano]
Ethnicity
Pashtun
Not Available
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Romance
Branch
Iranian
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Spanish and Spanish
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Pluricentric Standard Spanish
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Spanish
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
pash1269
stan1288
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
51-AAA-b
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Fusional, Synthetic