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Punjabi and Pashto


Pashto and Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan   
Afganistan   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

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

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

Alphabets
53   
32
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
7   
4

How Many Consonants
41   
30
29   
19

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi   
Arabic   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks   
3
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

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   

Dialects

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   
95,000.00   
29

Total No. Of Dialects
30   
24
21   
19

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
154.30 million   
12
60.00 million   
27

Speaking Population
1.44 %   
11
0.58 %   
26

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   

History

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   
82   
99+

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Not Available   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

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   

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All Punjabi and Pashto Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Punjabi and Pashto dialects. Various dialects of Punjabi and Pashto language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Punjabi are spoken in different Punjabi Speaking Countries whereas Pashto Dialects are spoken in different Pashto speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Punjabi vs Pashto Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Punjabi dialects include: Pothohari, Saraiki. Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto , Northern Pashto. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Punjabi and Pashto Speaking population

Punjabi and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Punjabi and Pashto on Punjabi vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Punjabi and Pashto Language Codes

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