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Pashto vs Estonian


Estonian vs Pashto


Countries

Countries
Afganistan   
Estonia, European Union   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora   
Estonia, Gambia   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Europe   

Minority Language
Pakistan   
Denmark, Russia, Sweden   

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)   
Institute of the Estonian Language   

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.
  
  • Estonian language is considered to be powerful symbol of Estonian identity and culture.
  • Estonian language has adopted many words with Finnish language.
  

Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages   
Finnish   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44   
24
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
9   
6

How Many Consonants
29   
19
18   
8

Scripts
Arabic   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
2   
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
(salaam) سلام   
Tere   

Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر   
aitäh   

How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟   
kuidas sul läheb   

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

Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير   
Tere õhtust   

Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير   
Tere päevast   

Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏   
Tere hommikust   

Please
(lotfan) لطفا   
Palun   

Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم   
Vabandust   

Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان   
Head aega   

I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)   
ma armastan sind   

Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم   
Vabandage   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Central Pashto   
Keskmurre   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
Gabon, Northeastern coast of Estonia   

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

Dialect 2
Northern Pashto   
Tartu   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
Georgia, South Estonia   

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

Dialect 3
Wanetsi   
Idamurre   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
France, Northwestern shore of Lake Peipsi.   

How Many People Speak
95,000.00   
29
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
21   
19
8   
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.58 %   
26
Not Available   

Native Speakers
60.00 million   
20
0.95 million   
99+

Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو   
eesti keel   

Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto   
Eesti keel   

French Name
pachto   
estonien   

German Name
Paschtu   
Estnisch   

Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Pashtun   
Estonians   

History

Origin
1651   
13th century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Uralic Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Finno-Ugric   

Branch
Iranian   
Finnic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

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

Language Position
82   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Estonian Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
ps   
et   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pus   
est   

ISO 639 2/B
pus   
est   

ISO 639 3
pus   
est   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
pash1269   
esto1258   

Linguasphere
58-ABD-a   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Agglutinative   

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Pashto and Estonian Language History

Comparison of Pashto vs Estonian language history gives us differences between origin of Pashto and Estonian language. History of Pashto language states that this language originated in 1651 whereas history of Estonian language states that this language originated in 13th 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 Estonian Language History.

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

Pashto vs Estonian Difficulty

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

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