Countries
Sri Lanka
Afganistan
National Language
Sri Lanka
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Second Language
Sri Lanka
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Pakistan
Regulated By
Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Interesting Facts
- In Sinhalese language, there are many loanwords from Dravidian languages mainly Tamil, Portuguese, Dutch and English.
- Sinhalese language has it own script/ writing system.
- 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
Maldivian Language
Persian and Balochi Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Sinhala alphabet
Arabic
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
හලෝ (halō)
(salaam) سلام
Thank You
ඔබට ස්තුතියි (obaṭa stutiyi)
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
How Are You?
ඔබ කොහොමද (oba kohomada)
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Good Night
සුභ රාත්රියක් (subha rātriyak)
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Good Evening
සුබ සැන්දෑවක් (suba sændǣvak)
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Good Afternoon
සුභ සන්ධ්යාවක් (subha sandhyāvak)
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Good Morning
සුභ උදෑසනක් (subha udǣsanak)
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Please
කරුණාකර (karuṇākara)
(lotfan) لطفا
Sorry
සමාවන්න (samāvanna)
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Bye
බායි (bāyi)
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
I Love You
මම ඔයාට ආදරෙයි (mama oyāṭa ādareyi)
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Excuse Me
මට සමාවෙන්න (maṭa samāvenna)
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Dialect 1
Vedda
Central Pashto
Where They Speak
Sri Lanka
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Not Available
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
Not Available
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Not Available
Wanetsi
Where They Speak
Not Available
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
සිංහල (sĩhala)
(paṧto) پښتو
Alternative Names
Cingalese, Singhala, Singhalese, Sinhala
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
French Name
singhalais
pachto
German Name
Singhalesisch
Paschtu
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Ethnicity
Sinhalese people
Pashtun
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
Sinhalese Prakrit
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Sinhalese
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
sinh1246
pash1269
Linguasphere
No data available
58-ABD-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Fusional
All Sinhalese 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 Sinhalese and Pashto dialects. Various dialects of Sinhalese and Pashto language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Sinhalese are spoken in different Sinhalese Speaking Countries whereas Pashto Dialects are spoken in different Pashto speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Sinhalese vs Pashto Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Sinhalese dialects include: Vedda, Not Available. Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto , Northern Pashto. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Sinhalese and Pashto Speaking population
Sinhalese and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Sinhalese and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Sinhalese and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Sinhalese language is 0.25 % 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 Sinhalese and Pashto on Sinhalese vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Sinhalese and Pashto Language Codes
Sinhalese and Pashto language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Sinhalese and Pashto Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.