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Pashto vs Italian


Italian vs Pashto


Countries

Countries
Afganistan   
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
7   
8

National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora   
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Europe   

Minority Language
Pakistan   
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia   

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)   
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)   

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.
  
  • One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
  • Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
  

Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages   
French and Portuguese Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44   
24
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
5   
2

How Many Consonants
29   
19
16   
6

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   
ciao   

Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر   
grazie   

How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟   
Come stai?   

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

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

Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير   
buon pomeriggio   

Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏   
buongiorno   

Please
(lotfan) لطفا   
Per Favore   

Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم   
scusate   

Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان   
arrivederci   

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

Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم   
Scusami   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Central Pashto   
Romanesco   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
Lazio   

How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00   
14
3,000,000.00   
21

Dialect 2
Northern Pashto   
Central Italian   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria   

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00   
4
5,000,000.00   
14

Dialect 3
Wanetsi   
Tuscan   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria   

How Many People Speak
95,000.00   
29
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
21   
19
15   
14

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million   
27
78.00 million   
21

Speaking Population
0.58 %   
26
0.90 %   
22

Native Speakers
60.00 million   
20
64.00 million   
18

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
14.00 million   
20

Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو   
Italiano   

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

French Name
pachto   
italien   

German Name
Paschtu   
Italienisch   

Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]   
[itaˈljaːno]   

Ethnicity
Pashtun   
Italians   

History

Origin
1651   
960 BC   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Romance   

Branch
Iranian   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

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

Language Position
82   
99+
27   
23

Signed Forms
Not Available   
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ps   
it   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pus   
ita   

ISO 639 2/B
pus   
ita   

ISO 639 3
pus   
ita   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
itas   

Glottocode
pash1269   
ital1282   

Linguasphere
58-ABD-a   
51-AAA-q   

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 Italian Language History

Comparison of Pashto vs Italian language history gives us differences between origin of Pashto and Italian language. History of Pashto language states that this language originated in 1651 whereas history of Italian language states that this language originated in 960 BC. 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 Italian Language History.

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

Pashto vs Italian Difficulty

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

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