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Pashto vs Welsh


Welsh vs Pashto


Countries

Countries
Afganistan   
Wales   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora   
Wales   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Europe   

Minority Language
Pakistan   
Argentina, United Kingdom   

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)   
Welsh Language Commissioner   

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 Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
  • Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
  

Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages   
English Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
British Language   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Welsh-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
44   
24
29   
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
7   
4

How Many Consonants
29   
19
21   
11

Scripts
Arabic   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
30 weeks   
9

Greetings

Hello
(salaam) سلام   
Helô   

Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر   
Diolch   

How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟   
Sut ydych chi?   

Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير   
Nos da   

Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير   
Noswaith dda   

Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير   
P'nawn da   

Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏   
Bore da   

Please
(lotfan) لطفا   
os gwelwch yn dda   

Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم   
Mae'n ddrwg gennym   

Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان   
Hwyl   

I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)   
Dw i'n dy garu di   

Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم   
Esgusodwch fi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Central Pashto   
Patagonian Welsh   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
Argentina   

How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00   
14
38,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Northern Pashto   
Y Wyndodeg   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
Gwynedd   

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00   
4
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Wanetsi   
Y Bowyseg   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
Powys   

How Many People Speak
95,000.00   
29
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
21   
19
8   
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million   
27
7.40 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.58 %   
26
Not Available   

Native Speakers
60.00 million   
20
7.40 million   
99+

Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو   
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg   

Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto   
Cymraeg   

French Name
pachto   
gallois   

German Name
Paschtu   
Kymrisch   

Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]   
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]   

Ethnicity
Pashtun   
Welsh people   

History

Origin
1651   
9th Century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Celtic   

Branch
Iranian   
Brythonic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh   

Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto   
Welsh   

Language Position
82   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ps   
cy   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pus   
cym   

ISO 639 2/B
pus   
wel   

ISO 639 3
pus   
cym   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
pash1269   
wels1247   

Linguasphere
58-ABD-a   
50-ABA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Historical   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Verb-Subject-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Fusional   

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Pashto and Welsh Language History

Comparison of Pashto vs Welsh language history gives us differences between origin of Pashto and Welsh language. History of Pashto language states that this language originated in 1651 whereas history of Welsh language states that this language originated in 9th Century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Pashto and Welsh Language History.

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Pashto and Welsh 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 Welsh greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Pashto and Welsh language. Pashto word for "Hello" is (salaam) سلام or Welsh word for "Thank You" is Diolch. Find more of such common Pashto Greetings and Welsh Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Pashto vs Welsh Difficulty

The Pashto vs Welsh difficulty level basically depends on the number of Pashto Alphabets and Welsh 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 Welsh are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Pashto and Welsh, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Pashto is 44 weeks while to learn Welsh time required is 30 weeks.

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