Countries
India
  
Afganistan
  
National Language
India
  
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Pakistan
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
  
Interesting Facts
- Sanskrit language has highest number of vocabularies than any other language.
- Sanskrit Language has proved to help in speech therapy, also it increases concentration and helps to learn maths and science better.
  
- 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
Old German Language
  
Persian and Balochi Languages
  
Derived From
Prakrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Sanskrit-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Devanagari
  
Arabic
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
नमस्कारः (namaskāraḥ)
  
(salaam) سلام
  
Thank You
धन्यवादाः (dhanyawādāh)
  
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
  
How Are You?
कथमस्ति भवान् (kathamasti bhawān)
  
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
  
Good Night
शुभरात्री (shubharātrī)
  
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
  
Good Evening
शुभः सायंकालः
  
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
  
Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार
  
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
  
Good Morning
सुप्रभातम् (suprabhātam)
  
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
  
Please
कृपया (kripayā)
  
(lotfan) لطفا
  
Sorry
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)
  
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
  
Bye
पुनः मिलामः(punah milamah)
  
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
  
I Love You
त्वामनुरजामि (twāmanurajāmi)
  
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
  
Excuse Me
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)
  
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
  
Dialect 1
Not present
  
Central Pashto
  
Where They Speak
Not Available
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
6,500,000.00
  
14
Dialect 2
Not present
  
Northern Pashto
  
Where They Speak
Not Available
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
21,000,000.00
  
4
Dialect 3
Not present
  
Wanetsi
  
Where They Speak
Not Available
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Total No. Of Dialects
0
  
How Many People Speak?
14.10 million
  
99+
60.00 million
  
27
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
14.10 million
  
99+
60.00 million
  
20
Native Name
संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam)
  
(paṧto) پښتو
  
Alternative Names
Not Available
  
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
  
French Name
sanskrit
  
pachto
  
German Name
Sanskrit
  
Paschtu
  
Pronunciation
[səmskr̩t̪əm]
  
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Pashtun
  
Origin
2000 B.C.
  
1651
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Indic
  
Iranian
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Vedic Sanskrit
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Sanskrit
  
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
sa
  
ps
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
san
  
pus
  
ISO 639 2/B
san
  
pus
  
ISO 639 3
san
  
pus
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
sans1269
  
pash1269
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
58-ABD-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Ancient
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
  
Fusional
  
Sanskrit and Pashto Speaking population
Sanskrit and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Sanskrit and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Sanskrit and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Sanskrit language is Not Available 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 Sanskrit and Pashto on Sanskrit vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Sanskrit and Pashto Language Codes
Sanskrit and Pashto language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Sanskrit and Pashto Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.