Countries
Afganistan
China
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
China
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Pakistan
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Working Committee of Ethnic Language and Writing of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
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.
- Uyghur language has large quantity of loan words from Persian, Russian and Chinese.
- Uyghur was originally written with the Orkhon Alphabets.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Uzbek Language
Derived From
Not Available
Gokturk Language
Alphabets in
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200
Uyghur-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Arabic
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Vertical, Top-To-Bottom
Hello
(salaam) سلام
Ässalamu läykum.
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
rakhmat
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Yakshimasiz? / Qandaq ahwalingiz?
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Kachlikingz khayrilik bolsun
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Kachlikingz khayrilik bolsun!
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Not Available
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Atiganlikingz khayrilik bolsun!
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
birdam
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
kachurung
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
Khayr khosh
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
sizni yahshi kOrman
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Kachurung
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Turpan
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
China
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Hotan
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
China
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Lop Nur
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
China
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
Уйғур /ئۇيغۇر (ujġgur / uyghur)
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Uighuir, Uighur, Uiguir, Uigur, Uygur, Weiwu’er, Wiga
French Name
pachto
ouïgour
German Name
Paschtu
Uigurisch
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
[ʊjʁʊrˈtʃɛ], [ʊjˈʁʊr tili]
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Turkic Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Not Available
Branch
Iranian
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Karakhanid, Chagatai, Eastern Turki
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Uyghur
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Not Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
pash1269
uigh1240
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Not Available
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Not Available
All Pashto and Uyghur 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 Uyghur dialects. Various dialects of Pashto and Uyghur language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Pashto are spoken in different Pashto Speaking Countries whereas Uyghur Dialects are spoken in different Uyghur speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Pashto vs Uyghur Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto, Northern Pashto. Uyghur dialects include: Turpan , Hotan. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Pashto and Uyghur Speaking population
Pashto and Uyghur speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Uyghur languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Uyghur Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Uyghur language is 0.12 %. 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 Uyghur on Pashto vs Uyghur where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Pashto and Uyghur Language Codes
Pashto and Uyghur language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Pashto and Uyghur Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.