Countries
India, Pakistan
  
Afganistan
  
National Language
India, Pakistan
  
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
  
Second Language
Pakistan
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Pakistan
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
  
Interesting Facts
- 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.
  
- Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
- The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
  
Similar To
Hindi Language
  
Persian and Balochi Languages
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
  
Arabic
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
  
(salaam) سلام
  
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
  
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
  
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
  
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
  
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
  
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
  
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
  
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
  
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
  
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
  
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
  
(lotfan) لطفا
  
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
  
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
  
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
  
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
  
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
  
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
  
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
  
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
  
Dialect 1
Pothohari
  
Central Pashto
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00
  
22
6,500,000.00
  
14
Dialect 2
Saraiki
  
Northern Pashto
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
5
21,000,000.00
  
4
Dialect 3
Doabi
  
Wanetsi
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
154.30 million
  
12
60.00 million
  
27
Native Speakers
100.00 million
  
11
60.00 million
  
20
Second Language Speakers
54.30 million
  
12
Not Available
  
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
  
(paṧto) پښتو
  
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
  
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
  
French Name
pendjabi
  
pachto
  
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
  
Paschtu
  
Pronunciation
Not Availble
  
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
  
Ethnicity
Punjabis
  
Pashtun
  
Origin
1000 AD
  
1651
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Indic
  
Iranian
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
  
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
pa
  
ps
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
pan
  
pus
  
ISO 639 2/B
pan
  
pus
  
ISO 639 3
pan
  
pus
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
panj1256
  
pash1269
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
58-ABD-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Not Available
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Fusional