Countries
Afganistan
  
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
  
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
  
Andra Pradesh, India
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Karnataka
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Pakistan
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
  
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
  
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
  
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.
  
- Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
- Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
  
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
  
Tamil
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Arabic
  
Telugu Script
  
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
(salaam) سلام
  
హలో (Halō)
  
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
  
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
  
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
  
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
  
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
  
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
  
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
  
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
  
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
  
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
  
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
  
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
  
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
  
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
  
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
  
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
  
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
  
బై (Bai)
  
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
  
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
  
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
  
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
  
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
  
Waddar
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
  
How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00
  
14
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
  
Chenchu
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
  
How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00
  
4
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
  
Manna-Dora
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak?
60.00 million
  
27
80.00 million
  
20
Native Speakers
60.00 million
  
20
75.00 million
  
14
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
5.00 million
  
29
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
  
తెలుగు (telugu)
  
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
  
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
  
French Name
pachto
  
télougou
  
German Name
Paschtu
  
Telugu-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Pashtun
  
Telugu people
  
Origin
1651
  
c. 575
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Iranian
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Early Telugu epigraphy
  
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
  
Telugu
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ps
  
te
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
pus
  
tel
  
ISO 639 2/B
pus
  
tel
  
ISO 639 3
pus
  
tel
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
pash1269
  
telu1262
  
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Not Available