Countries
Afganistan
Armenian Highland
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Pakistan
Cyprus, Hungary, Iraq, Poland, Romania, Ukraine
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Armenian National Academy of Sciences
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 first language into which Bible was translated is Armenian.
- Christianity was recognized as a national religion in 301 by Armenia Country.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Greek
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic
Armenian manuscript
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
(salaam) سلام
Բարեւ (Barev)
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun)
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Ինչպես եք դուք? (Inch’pes yek’ duk’)
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Բարի գիշեր (Bari gisher)
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Բարի երեկո (Bari yereko)
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Բարի օր (Bari or)
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Բարի լույս (Bari luys)
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
Խնդրում եմ (Khndrum yem)
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
կներեք (knerek’)
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
Ց'տեսություն
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’yez)
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Ներեցեք ինձ (Nerets’yek’ indz)
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Eastern Armenian
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Armenia, Armenian Highland, Georgia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Turkey
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Western Armenian
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Armenian Highland, Cilicia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Not Applicable
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Not Applicable
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
Հայերէն (Hayeren)
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Armjanski Yazyk, Ena, Ermeni Dili, Ermenice, Somkhuri
French Name
pachto
arménien
German Name
Paschtu
Armenisch
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
[hɑjɛˈɾɛn]
Ethnicity
Pashtun
Armenians
Origin
1651
late 5th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Not Available
Branch
Iranian
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Proto-Armenian, Classical Armenian, Middle Armenian, Armenian
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
pash1269
arme1241
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
57-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Not Available
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Agglutinative, Synthetic
Pashto and Armenian Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Pashto and Armenian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Pashto and Armenian language. Pashto word for "Hello" is (salaam) سلام or Armenian word for "Thank You" is Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun). Find more of such common Pashto Greetings and Armenian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Pashto vs Armenian Difficulty
The Pashto vs Armenian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Pashto Alphabets and Armenian Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Pashto and Armenian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Pashto and Armenian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Pashto is 44 weeks while to learn Armenian time required is 44 weeks.
