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Pashto vs French


French vs Pashto


Countries

Countries
Afganistan  
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
32  
3

National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora  
France  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Africa, Canada  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America  

Minority Language
Pakistan  
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam  

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)  
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française  

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.
  
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  

Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages  
Italian Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44  
24
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
6  
3

How Many Consonants
29  
19
20  
10

Scripts
Arabic  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
(salaam) سلام  
bonjour  

Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر  
Merci  

How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟  
Comment allez-vous?  

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

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

Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير  
bon Après-Midi  

Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏  
Bonjour  

Please
(lotfan) لطفا  
S'il vous plaît  

Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم  
désolé  

Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان  
au revoir  

I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)  
Je t'aime  

Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم  
Excuse Moi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Central Pashto  
Quebec French  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada  

How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00  
14
6,200,000.00  
15

Dialect 2
Northern Pashto  
African French  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Africa  

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

Dialect 3
Wanetsi  
Swiss French  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Northeast France, Switzerland  

How Many People Speak
95,000.00  
29
1,800,000.00  
16

Total No. Of Dialects
21  
19
25  
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million  
27
163.00 million  
11

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
26
1.12 %  
17

Native Speakers
60.00 million  
20
76.00 million  
13

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
87.00 million  
11

Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو  
français  

Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto  
Français  

French Name
pachto  
français  

German Name
Paschtu  
Französisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]  
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]  

Ethnicity
Pashtun  
Not Available  

History

Origin
1651  
9th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Romance  

Branch
Iranian  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old French, Middle French and French  

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

Language Position
82  
99+
13  
12

Signed Forms
Not Available  
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ps  
fr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pus  
fra  

ISO 639 2/B
pus  
fre  

ISO 639 3
pus  
fra  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
fras  

Glottocode
pash1269  
stan1290  

Linguasphere
58-ABD-a  
51-AAA-i  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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Pashto and French Language History

Comparison of Pashto vs French language history gives us differences between origin of Pashto and French language. History of Pashto language states that this language originated in 1651 whereas history of French language states that this language originated in 9th 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 French Language History.

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

Pashto vs French Difficulty

The Pashto vs French difficulty level basically depends on the number of Pashto Alphabets and French 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 French are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Pashto and French, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Pashto is 44 weeks while to learn French time required is 24 weeks.

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