1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Afganistan
India, No official status
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
India
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
1.6 Minority Language
Pakistan
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
1.7 Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Not Available
1.8 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.
- Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
- In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
1.9 Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Maithili and Magahi
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
2 Alphabets
2.1 Alphabets in
2.2 Alphabets
2.3 Phonology
2.3.1 How Many Vowels
2.3.2 How Many Consonants
2.4 Scripts
2.5 Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
2.6 Hard to Learn
2.6.1 Language Levels
2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
3 Greetings
3.1 Hello
(salaam) سلام
प्रणाम (prannam)
3.2 Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)
3.3 How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)
3.4 Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
राम राम (raam raam)
3.5 Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
राम राम (raam raam)
3.6 Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
राम राम (raam raam)
3.7 Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
राम राम (raam raam)
3.8 Please
(lotfan) لطفا
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)
3.9 Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
3.10 Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
प्रणाम (prannam)
3.11 I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)
3.12 Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Caribbean Hindustani
4.1.1 Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
6,500,000.0016,000.00
1.5
960000000
4.2 Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Fiji Hindi
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00380,000.00
700
80000000
4.3 Dialect 3
4.3.1 Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
India
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
95,000.00NA
1400
96000000
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
60.00 million40.00 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
60.00 million40.00 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
5.3.2 Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/
5.5 Ethnicity
6 History
6.1 Origin
6.2 Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Not Available
6.2.2 Branch
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
6.3.2 Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Bhojpuri
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
6.4 Scope
7 Code
7.1 ISO 639 1
7.2 ISO 639 2
7.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
7.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
7.3 ISO 639 3
7.4 ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
7.5 Glottocode
7.6 Linguasphere
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology