Countries
Afganistan
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Sweden
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Finland
Speaking Continents
Asia
Antartica, Europe
Minority Language
Pakistan
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council
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.
- In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
- Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Norwegian and Danish Language
Derived From
Not Available
Old Norse Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
tacka dig
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
hur mår du
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
godnatt
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
god kväll
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
god eftermiddag
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
god morgon
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
vänligen
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
ledsen
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
hej då
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
jag älskar dig
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
ursäkta mig
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Dialects
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Gabon
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Dialects
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Georgia
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Dialects
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
France
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
Svenska
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Ruotsi, Svenska
French Name
pachto
suédois
German Name
Paschtu
Schwedisch
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]
Ethnicity
Pashtun
Swedes, Finland Swedes
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Germanic
Branch
Iranian
Northern (Scandinavian)
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Swedish
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Standard Swedish
Signed Forms
Not Available
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
pash1269
swed1254
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
52-AAA-ck to -cw
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Not Available
All Pashto and Swedish 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 Swedish dialects. Various dialects of Pashto and Swedish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Pashto are spoken in different Pashto Speaking Countries whereas Swedish Dialects are spoken in different Swedish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Pashto vs Swedish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto, Northern Pashto. Swedish dialects include: Dialects , Dialects. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Pashto and Swedish Speaking population
Pashto and Swedish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Swedish languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Swedish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Swedish language is 0.13 %. 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 Swedish on Pashto vs Swedish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Pashto and Swedish Language Codes
Pashto and Swedish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Pashto and Swedish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.