Countries
Afganistan
  
Wales
  
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
  
Wales
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Pakistan
  
Argentina, United Kingdom
  
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
  
Welsh Language Commissioner
  
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 Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
- Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
  
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
  
English Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
British Language
  
Alphabets in
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Welsh-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Arabic
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
(salaam) سلام
  
Helô
  
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
  
Diolch
  
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
  
Sut ydych chi?
  
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
  
Nos da
  
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
  
Noswaith dda
  
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
  
P'nawn da
  
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
  
Bore da
  
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
  
os gwelwch yn dda
  
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
  
Mae'n ddrwg gennym
  
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
  
Hwyl
  
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
  
Dw i'n dy garu di
  
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
  
Esgusodwch fi
  
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
  
Patagonian Welsh
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
Argentina
  
How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00
  
14
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
  
Y Wyndodeg
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
Gwynedd
  
How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00
  
4
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
  
Y Bowyseg
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
Powys
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
60.00 million
  
27
7.40 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
60.00 million
  
20
7.40 million
  
99+
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
  
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg
  
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
  
Cymraeg
  
French Name
pachto
  
gallois
  
German Name
Paschtu
  
Kymrisch
  
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
  
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]
  
Ethnicity
Pashtun
  
Welsh people
  
Origin
1651
  
9th Century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Celtic
  
Branch
Iranian
  
Brythonic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh
  
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
  
Welsh
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ps
  
cy
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
pus
  
cym
  
ISO 639 2/B
pus
  
wel
  
ISO 639 3
pus
  
cym
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
pash1269
  
wels1247
  
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
  
50-ABA
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Historical
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Verb-Subject-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Fusional
  
Pashto and Welsh Speaking population
Pashto and Welsh speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Welsh languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Welsh Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Welsh language is Not Available. 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 Welsh on Pashto vs Welsh where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Pashto and Welsh Language Codes
Pashto and Welsh language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Pashto and Welsh Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.