Countries
Afganistan
  
West Java
  
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
  
Indonesia
  
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.
  
- The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
  
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
  
Madurese and Malay Languages
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Sundanese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Alphabets
Not Available
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Arabic
  
Latin, Sundanese
  
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
(salaam) سلام
  
Halo
  
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
  
Nuhun
  
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
  
Kumaha kabarna?
  
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
  
Wilujeng kulem
  
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
  
Wilujeng wengi
  
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
  
Wilujeng siang
  
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
  
Wilujeng énjing
  
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
  
Mangga
  
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
  
Hapunten
  
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
  
Wilujeng angkat
  
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
  
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun
  
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
  
Punten
  
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
  
Western dialect
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
Banten
  
How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00
  
14
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
  
Northern dialect
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
Bogor
  
How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00
  
4
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
  
Priangan dialect
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
Bandung
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
60.00 million
  
27
39.00 million
  
32
Native Speakers
60.00 million
  
20
38.00 million
  
26
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
  
Not Available
  
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
  
Priangan, Sunda
  
French Name
pachto
  
soundanais
  
German Name
Paschtu
  
Sundanesisch
  
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Pashtun
  
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui
  
Origin
1651
  
5th century AD
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Austronesian Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Indonesian
  
Branch
Iranian
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
  
Sundanese
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ps
  
su
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
pus
  
sun
  
ISO 639 2/B
pus
  
sun
  
ISO 639 3
pus
  
sun
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
pash1269
  
sund1251
  
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Not Available