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Pashto vs Konkani


Konkani vs Pashto


Countries

Countries
Afganistan   
India   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora   
India   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Pakistan   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)   
Govenment of Goa   

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.
  
  • Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
  • Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
  

Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages   
Marathi   

Derived From
Not Available   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44   
24
52   
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
16   
13

How Many Consonants
29   
19
36   
26

Scripts
Arabic   
Devanagari   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
4 weeks   
2

Greetings

Hello
(salaam) سلام   
Namaskar   

Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر   
Dev Borem Korum   

How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟   
kaso assa?   

Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير   
Rati Boren Zavonn   

Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير   
Sanj Borem Zavonn   

Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير   
Not Available   

Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏   
Dis Borem Zavonn   

Please
(lotfan) لطفا   
Chike   

Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم   
Maf kor   

Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان   
Adeus   

I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)   
hav tujo mog korta.   

Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم   
upkar korxi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Central Pashto   
Antruz   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
Goa   

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

Dialect 2
Northern Pashto   
Not present   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
Not Available   

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

Dialect 3
Wanetsi   
Not present   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
Not Available   

How Many People Speak
95,000.00   
29
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
21   
19
1   
1

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.58 %   
26
0.11 %   
99+

Native Speakers
60.00 million   
20
7.40 million   
99+

Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو   
Kōṅkaṇī   

Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto   
Konkan standard, Bankoti, Kunabi, North Konkan, Central Konkan, Concorinum, Cugani, Konkanese   

French Name
pachto   
konkani   

German Name
Paschtu   
Konkani   

Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]   
kõkɳi   

Ethnicity
Pashtun   
Konkanis   

History

Origin
1651   
1209 A.D.   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Not Available   

Branch
Iranian   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

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

Language Position
82   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Indian Signing System (ISS)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual, Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
ps   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pus   
kok   

ISO 639 2/B
pus   
kok   

ISO 639 3
pus   
kok   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
pash1269   
goan1235   

Linguasphere
58-ABD-a   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Not Available   

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Pashto and Konkani Language History

Comparison of Pashto vs Konkani language history gives us differences between origin of Pashto and Konkani language. History of Pashto language states that this language originated in 1651 whereas history of Konkani language states that this language originated in 1209 A.D.. 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 Konkani Language History.

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

Pashto vs Konkani Difficulty

The Pashto vs Konkani difficulty level basically depends on the number of Pashto Alphabets and Konkani 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 Konkani are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Pashto and Konkani, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Pashto is 44 weeks while to learn Konkani time required is 4 weeks.

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