Countries
Afganistan
  
Andora, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gibraltar, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Latvia, Luxembourg, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela, Western Sahara
  
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
  
Spain
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Andora, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, US Virgin Islands
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America
  
Minority Language
Pakistan
  
Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Morocco, United Kingdom
  
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
  
Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española
  
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.
  
- One of the world's most phonetic language is Spanish.
- Up to the 18th century, Spanish was diplomatic language.
  
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
  
French Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Spanish-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Arabic
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
(salaam) سلام
  
hola
  
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
  
Gracias
  
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
  
Cómo estás?
  
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
  
Buenas Noches
  
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
  
Bonne soirée
  
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
  
Buenas Tardes
  
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
  
Buenos Días
  
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
  
Por Favor
  
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
  
triste
  
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
  
adiós
  
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
  
Te Quiero
  
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
  
Discúlpeme
  
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
  
Mexican Spanish
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
Mexico
  
How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00
  
14
105,000,000.00
  
5
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
  
Cuban Spanish
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
Cuba
  
How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00
  
4
11,000,000.00
  
8
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
  
Puerto Rican Spanish
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
Puerto Rico
  
How Many People Speak
3,900,000.00
  
9
How Many People Speak?
60.00 million
  
27
489.00 million
  
3
Native Speakers
60.00 million
  
20
410.00 million
  
2
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
89.50 million
  
9
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
  
Español
  
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
  
Castellano, Castilian, Español
  
French Name
pachto
  
espagnol; castillan
  
German Name
Paschtu
  
Spanisch
  
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
  
[espaˈɲol], [kasteˈʎano]
  
Ethnicity
Pashtun
  
Not Available
  
Origin
1651
  
210 BC
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Romance
  
Branch
Iranian
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Old Spanish and Spanish
  
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
  
Pluricentric Standard Spanish
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Signed Spanish
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ps
  
es
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
pus
  
spa
  
ISO 639 2/B
pus
  
spa
  
ISO 639 3
pus
  
spa
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
pash1269
  
stan1288
  
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
  
51-AAA-b
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Fusional, Synthetic