Countries
Afganistan
  
India
  
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)
  
Not Available
  
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.
  
- Sanskrit language has highest number of vocabularies than any other language.
- Sanskrit Language has proved to help in speech therapy, also it increases concentration and helps to learn maths and science better.
  
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
  
Old German Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Prakrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Sanskrit-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Arabic
  
Devanagari
  
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
(salaam) سلام
  
नमस्कारः (namaskāraḥ)
  
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
  
धन्यवादाः (dhanyawādāh)
  
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
  
कथमस्ति भवान् (kathamasti bhawān)
  
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
  
शुभरात्री (shubharātrī)
  
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
  
शुभः सायंकालः
  
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
  
शुभ दुपार
  
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
  
सुप्रभातम् (suprabhātam)
  
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
  
कृपया (kripayā)
  
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
  
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)
  
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
  
पुनः मिलामः(punah milamah)
  
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
  
त्वामनुरजामि (twāmanurajāmi)
  
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
  
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)
  
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
  
Not present
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
Not Available
  
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
Not Available
  
Total No. Of Dialects
0
  
How Many People Speak?
60.00 million
  
27
14.10 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
60.00 million
  
20
14.10 million
  
99+
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
  
संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam)
  
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
  
Not Available
  
French Name
pachto
  
sanskrit
  
German Name
Paschtu
  
Sanskrit
  
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
  
[səmskr̩t̪əm]
  
Ethnicity
Pashtun
  
Not Available
  
Origin
1651
  
2000 B.C.
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Iranian
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Vedic Sanskrit
  
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
  
Sanskrit
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ps
  
sa
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
pus
  
san
  
ISO 639 2/B
pus
  
san
  
ISO 639 3
pus
  
san
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
pash1269
  
sans1269
  
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Ancient
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Synthetic
  
Pashto and Sanskrit 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 Sanskrit greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Pashto and Sanskrit language. Pashto word for "Hello" is (salaam) سلام or Sanskrit word for "Thank You" is धन्यवादाः (dhanyawādāh). Find more of such common Pashto Greetings and Sanskrit Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Pashto vs Sanskrit Difficulty
The Pashto vs Sanskrit difficulty level basically depends on the number of Pashto Alphabets and Sanskrit 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 Sanskrit are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Pashto and Sanskrit, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Pashto is 44 weeks while to learn Sanskrit time required is 20 weeks.