1 Countries
1.1 Countries
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
1.6 Minority Language
1.7 Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
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.
- Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
- The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
1.9 Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Persian and Balochi Languages
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
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
Right-To-Left, 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
(salaam) سلام
3.2 Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
3.3 How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
3.4 Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
3.5 Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
3.6 Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
3.7 Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
3.8 Please
(lotfan) لطفا
(lotfan) لطفا
3.9 Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
3.10 Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
3.11 I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
3.12 Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Central Pashto
4.1.1 Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Afganistan, Pakistan
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
6,500,000.006,500,000.00
1.5
960000000
4.2 Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Northern Pashto
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Afganistan, Pakistan
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
21,000,000.0021,000,000.00
700
80000000
4.3 Dialect 3
4.3.1 Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Afganistan, Pakistan
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
95,000.0095,000.00
1400
96000000
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
60.00 million60.00 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
60.00 million60.00 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
5.3.2 Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
(paṧto) پښتو
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
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
No early forms
6.3.2 Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
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