1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Afganistan
India, Pakistan
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
India, Pakistan
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Pakistan
1.5 Speaking Continents
1.6 Minority Language
Pakistan
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
1.7 Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Not Available
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.
- Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
- Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
1.9 Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Hindi 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
Arabic
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
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
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
3.2 Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
3.3 How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
3.4 Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
3.5 Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
3.6 Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
3.7 Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
3.8 Please
(lotfan) لطفا
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
3.9 Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
3.10 Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
3.11 I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
3.12 Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
4.1.1 Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Pakistan
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
6,500,000.002,500,000.00
1.5
960000000
4.2 Dialect 2
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
21,000,000.0020,000,000.00
700
80000000
4.3 Dialect 3
4.3.1 Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Pakistan, Punjab, India
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
95,000.00NA
1400
96000000
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
60.00 million154.30 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
60.00 million100.00 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
5.3.2 Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
Paschtu
Pandschabi-Sprache
5.4 Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Not Availble
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
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
6.3.2 Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Modern Punjabi
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
58-ABD-a
No data available
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