1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Afganistan
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.4 National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
1.5 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
1.6 Speaking Continents
1.7 Minority Language
Pakistan
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
1.8 Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
1.9 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.
- Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
- The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
1.10 Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Malayalam
1.11 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
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
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
3.2 Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
3.3 How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
3.4 Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
3.5 Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
3.6 Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
3.7 Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
3.8 Please
(lotfan) لطفا
தயவு (Tayavu)
3.9 Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
3.10 Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
3.11 I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
3.12 Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
4.1.1 Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Kongu
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00NA
1.5
960000000
4.2 Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Madurai Tamil
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00NA
700
80000000
4.3 Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Tirunelveli Tamil
4.3.1 Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
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 million78.00 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
60.00 million70.00 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
5.3.2 Native Name
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
5.5 Ethnicity
Pashtun
Tamil people or Tamilans
6 History
6.1 Origin
6.2 Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Not Available
6.2.2 Branch
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
6.3.2 Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Modern Tamil
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Tamil
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
7.5 Glottocode
pash1269
tami1289, oldt1248
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