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Pashto vs Galician


Galician vs Pashto


Countries

Countries
Afganistan   
Galicia   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora   
Galicia   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Europe   

Minority Language
Pakistan   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)   
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)   

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.
  
  • In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
  • The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
  

Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages   
Portuguese Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44   
24
23   
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
7   
4

How Many Consonants
29   
19
19   
9

Scripts
Arabic   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
(salaam) سلام   
Ola   

Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر   
Grazas   

How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟   
Que tal estás?   

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

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

Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير   
Boa tarde   

Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏   
Bos días   

Please
(lotfan) لطفا   
Por favor   

Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم   
Síntoo!   

Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان   
Adeus   

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

Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم   
Perdoe!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Central Pashto   
Eastern Galician   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
East Galicia   

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

Dialect 2
Northern Pashto   
Central Galician   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
Central Galicia   

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

Dialect 3
Wanetsi   
Western Galician   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
West Galicia   

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
2.40 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.58 %   
26
Not Available   

Native Speakers
60.00 million   
20
2.40 million   
99+

Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو   
Galego   

Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto   
Galego, Gallego   

French Name
pachto   
galicien   

German Name
Paschtu   
Galicisch   

Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]   
[ɡaˈleɣo]   

Ethnicity
Pashtun   
Not Available   

History

Origin
1651   
c. 1175   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Not Available   

Branch
Iranian   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Medieval Galician   

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

Language Position
82   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ps   
gl   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pus   
glg   

ISO 639 2/B
pus   
glg   

ISO 639 3
pus   
glg   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
pash1269   
gali1258   

Linguasphere
58-ABD-a   
51-AAA-ab   

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 Galician Language History

Comparison of Pashto vs Galician language history gives us differences between origin of Pashto and Galician language. History of Pashto language states that this language originated in 1651 whereas history of Galician language states that this language originated in c. 1175. 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 Galician Language History.

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

Pashto vs Galician Difficulty

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

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