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Pashto vs Belarusian


Belarusian vs Pashto


Countries

Countries
Afganistan   
Belarus, Poland   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora   
Belarus, Gambia   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Poland   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Pakistan   
Czech Republic, Lithuania, Ukraine   

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)   
National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, National Languages Committee   

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.
  
  • Since 1918, Belarusian has been the official language of Belarus.
  • Belarusian include many loanwords from Polish language.
  

Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages   
Russian and Ukrainian   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Belarusian-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
44   
24
48   
28

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
6   
3

How Many Consonants
29   
19
39   
28

Scripts
Arabic   
Cyrillic   

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
(salaam) سلام   
dobry dzień   

Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر   
Dziakuj   

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

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

Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير   
Dobry viečar   

Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير   
dobry dzień   

Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏   
Dobraj ranicy   

Please
(lotfan) لطفا   
Kali laska   

Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم   
Vybačajcie   

Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان   
da pabačennia   

I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)   
JA liubliu ciabie   

Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم   
Vybačajcie   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Central Pashto   
North-Eastern Belarusian   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
North-East Belarus   

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

Dialect 2
Northern Pashto   
South-Western Belarusian   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
South-West Belarus   

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

Dialect 3
Wanetsi   
Middle Belarusian   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
Middle Belarus   

How Many People Speak
95,000.00   
29
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
21   
19
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million   
27
9.63 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.58 %   
26
0.11 %   
99+

Native Speakers
60.00 million   
20
7.60 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
5.89 million   
26

Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو   
Беларуская мова (Bielaruskaja mova)   

Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto   
Belarusan, Belorussian, Bielorussian, Byelorussian, White Russian, White Ruthenian   

French Name
pachto   
biélorusse   

German Name
Paschtu   
Weißrussisch   

Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Pashtun   
Belarusians   

History

Origin
1651   
18th century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Slavic   

Branch
Iranian   
Eastern   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old East Slavic   

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

Language Position
82   
99+
79   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ps   
be   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pus   
bel   

ISO 639 2/B
pus   
bel   

ISO 639 3
pus   
bel   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
pash1269   
bela1254   

Linguasphere
58-ABD-a   
53-AAA-eb < 53-AAA-e (varieties: 53-AAA-eba to 53-AAA-ebg)   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Not Available   

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Pashto and Belarusian Language History

Comparison of Pashto vs Belarusian language history gives us differences between origin of Pashto and Belarusian language. History of Pashto language states that this language originated in 1651 whereas history of Belarusian language states that this language originated in 18th 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 Belarusian Language History.

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

Pashto vs Belarusian Difficulty

The Pashto vs Belarusian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Pashto Alphabets and Belarusian 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 Belarusian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Pashto and Belarusian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Pashto is 44 weeks while to learn Belarusian time required is Not Available.

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