1 Countries
1.1 Countries
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.8 National Language
India
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
1.9 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.10 Speaking Continents
1.11 Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Pakistan
1.12 Regulated By
Not Available
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
1.13 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.
1.14 Similar To
Old German Language
Persian and Balochi Languages
1.15 Derived From
Prakrit Language
Not Available
2 Alphabets
2.1 Alphabets in
2.2 Alphabets
2.3 Phonology
2.3.1 How Many Vowels
6.2.1 How Many Consonants
6.5 Scripts
6.6 Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
6.7 Hard to Learn
6.7.1 Language Levels
6.9.1 Time Taken to Learn
9 Greetings
9.1 Hello
नमस्कारः (namaskāraḥ)
(salaam) سلام
9.2 Thank You
धन्यवादाः (dhanyawādāh)
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
9.3 How Are You?
कथमस्ति भवान् (kathamasti bhawān)
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
9.4 Good Night
शुभरात्री (shubharātrī)
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
9.5 Good Evening
शुभः सायंकालः
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
9.6 Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
9.7 Good Morning
सुप्रभातम् (suprabhātam)
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
9.8 Please
कृपया (kripayā)
(lotfan) لطفا
9.9 Sorry
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
9.10 Bye
पुनः मिलामः(punah milamah)
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
9.11 I Love You
त्वामनुरजामि (twāmanurajāmi)
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
9.12 Excuse Me
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
10 Dialects
10.1 Dialect 1
Not present
Central Pashto
10.1.1 Where They Speak
Not Available
Afganistan, Pakistan
10.1.2 How Many People Speak
NA6,500,000.00
1.5
960000000
1.4 Dialect 2
Not present
Northern Pashto
1.5.1 Where They Speak
Not Available
Afganistan, Pakistan
1.5.2 How Many People Speak
NA21,000,000.00
700
80000000
2.3 Dialect 3
2.3.1 Where They Speak
Not Available
Afganistan, Pakistan
2.3.2 How Many People Speak
NA95,000.00
1400
96000000
5.8 Total No. Of Dialects
7 How Many People Speak
7.1 How Many People Speak?
14.10 million60.00 million
0.13
1200
9.2 Speaking Population
9.4 Native Speakers
14.10 million60.00 million
0.13
873
9.5.3 Second Language Speakers
9.6.1 Native Name
संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam)
(paṧto) پښتو
9.6.2 Alternative Names
Not Available
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
9.6.3 French Name
9.6.4 German Name
9.7 Pronunciation
[səmskr̩t̪əm]
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
9.8 Ethnicity
10 History
10.1 Origin
10.2 Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
10.2.1 Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
10.2.2 Branch
10.3 Language Forms
10.3.1 Early Forms
Vedic Sanskrit
No early forms
10.3.2 Standard Forms
Sanskrit
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
10.3.3 Language Position
11.1.1 Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
11.2 Scope
12 Code
12.1 ISO 639 1
12.2 ISO 639 2
12.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
12.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
12.3 ISO 639 3
12.4 ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
12.5 Glottocode
12.6 Linguasphere
No data available
58-ABD-a
12.7 Types of Language
12.7.1 Language Type
12.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
12.7.3 Language Morphological Typology