1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Afganistan
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
India
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
1.5 Speaking Continents
1.6 Minority Language
Pakistan
Israel, Mauritius
1.7 Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
1.8 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.
- Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
- Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
1.9 Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Konkani Language
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
2 Alphabets
2.1 Alphabets in
2.2 Alphabets
2.3 Phonology
2.3.1 How Many Vowels
2.3.2 How Many Consonants
2.4 Scripts
2.5 Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
2.6 Hard to Learn
2.6.1 Language Levels
2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
3 Greetings
3.1 Hello
(salaam) سلام
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
3.2 Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
3.3 How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
3.4 Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
3.5 Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
3.6 Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
3.7 Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
3.8 Please
(lotfan) لطفا
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
3.9 Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
3.10 Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
बाय (Bāya)
3.11 I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
3.12 Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Maharashtrian Konkani
4.1.1 Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Kokan
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
6,500,000.002,400,000.00
1.5
960000000
4.2 Dialect 2
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Vidarbha
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
21,000,000.007,000,000.00
700
80000000
4.3 Dialect 3
4.3.1 Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Khandesh
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
95,000.001,900,000.00
1400
96000000
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
60.00 million71.00 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
60.00 million68.00 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
5.3.2 Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
मराठी (marāṭhī)
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
5.5 Ethnicity
6 History
6.1 Origin
6.2 Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
6.2.2 Branch
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
No early forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
6.3.2 Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Marathi
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Not Available
Indian Signing System (ISS)
6.4 Scope
7 Code
7.1 ISO 639 1
7.2 ISO 639 2
7.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
7.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
7.3 ISO 639 3
7.4 ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
7.5 Glottocode
7.6 Linguasphere
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology