Countries
Afganistan
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Spain
Speaking Continents
Asia
Europe
Minority Language
Pakistan
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, 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.
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Derived From
Not Available
Latin
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
Gràcies
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Com estàs?
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Bona nit
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Bona nit
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Bona tarda
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Bon dia
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
Sisplau
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Perdó!
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
Adéu
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
T'estimo
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Dispensi!
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Caló
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
France, Portugal, Spain
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Valencian
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Spain
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Ribagorçan
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Spain
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
català
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
French Name
pachto
catalan; valencien
German Name
Paschtu
Katalanisch
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
Ethnicity
Pashtun
Catalan people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Romance
Branch
Iranian
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Catalan
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Catalan
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
pash1269
stan1289
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
51-AAA-e
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Not Available
Pashto and Catalan 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 Catalan greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Pashto and Catalan language. Pashto word for "Hello" is (salaam) سلام or Catalan word for "Thank You" is Gràcies. Find more of such common Pashto Greetings and Catalan Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Pashto vs Catalan Difficulty
The Pashto vs Catalan difficulty level basically depends on the number of Pashto Alphabets and Catalan 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 Catalan are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Pashto and Catalan, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Pashto is 44 weeks while to learn Catalan time required is 24 weeks.
