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Pashto vs Azerbaijani


Azerbaijani vs Pashto


Countries

Countries
Afganistan   
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Syria, Turkey   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
7   
8

National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora   
Azerbaijan, Gambia   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Pakistan   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)   
Azerbaijan 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.
  
  • Even though Official language of Azerbaijan is Azerbaijani, the Business language is Azerbaijani, English and Russian.
  • Azerbaijan is known as “Land of Fire”, is country with unique culture and spellbinding history.
  

Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages   
Turkish   

Derived From
Not Available   
Osmanly language   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Azerbaijani-alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
44   
24
32   
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
9   
6

How Many Consonants
29   
19
23   
13

Scripts
Arabic   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
(salaam) سلام   
Salam   

Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر   
Təşəkkür edirəm   

How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟   
necəsən   

Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير   
yaxşı gecə   

Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير   
Axşamınız xeyir   

Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير   
Günortanız Xeyir   

Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏   
Sabahınız xeyir   

Please
(lotfan) لطفا   
lütfən   

Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم   
üzr   

Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان   
xudafiz   

I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)   
Mən səni sevirəm   

Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم   
Bağışlayın   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Central Pashto   
Derbent   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
Russia   

How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00   
14
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Northern Pashto   
Gazakh   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
Azerbaijan   

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00   
4
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Wanetsi   
Baku   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
Azerbaijan   

How Many People Speak
95,000.00   
29
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
21   
19
33   
26

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million   
27
26.00 million   
39

Speaking Population
0.58 %   
26
0.34 %   
37

Native Speakers
60.00 million   
20
23.00 million   
34

Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو   
Azərbaycan dili / Азәрбајҹан дили / آذربايجانجا ديلي   

Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto   
Azeri, Azari, Azeri Turkish, Azerbaijani Turkish   

French Name
pachto   
azéri   

German Name
Paschtu   
Aserbeidschanisch   

Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]   
[ɑzærbɑjdʒɑn dili]   

Ethnicity
Pashtun   
Azerbaijani   

History

Origin
1651   
16th Century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Turkic Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Turkic   

Branch
Iranian   
Southwestern(Oghuz)   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto   
Azerbaijani   

Language Position
82   
99+
38   
30

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
ps   
az   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pus   
aze   

ISO 639 2/B
pus   
aze   

ISO 639 3
pus   
aze   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
pash1269   
azer1255   

Linguasphere
58-ABD-a   
44-AAB-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Agglutinative   

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Pashto and Azerbaijani Language History

Comparison of Pashto vs Azerbaijani language history gives us differences between origin of Pashto and Azerbaijani language. History of Pashto language states that this language originated in 1651 whereas history of Azerbaijani language states that this language originated in 16th Century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Pashto and Azerbaijani Language History.

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Pashto and Azerbaijani 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 Azerbaijani greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Pashto and Azerbaijani language. Pashto word for "Hello" is (salaam) سلام or Azerbaijani word for "Thank You" is Təşəkkür edirəm. Find more of such common Pashto Greetings and Azerbaijani Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Pashto vs Azerbaijani Difficulty

The Pashto vs Azerbaijani difficulty level basically depends on the number of Pashto Alphabets and Azerbaijani 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 Azerbaijani are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Pashto and Azerbaijani, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Pashto is 44 weeks while to learn Azerbaijani time required is 44 weeks.

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