Countries
Czech Republic, European Union, Serbia, Slovakia
  
Afganistan
  
National Language
Slovakia, Vojvodina, Serbia
  
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Czech Republic, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine
  
Pakistan
  
Regulated By
Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic
  
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
  
Interesting Facts
- Slovak language was written using Glagolitic Alphabets,in 1843.
- Until the end of 18th century, Slovak did not exist as written language.
  
- 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
Czech Language
  
Persian and Balochi Languages
  
Derived From
Czech-Slovak Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Slovak-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Arabic
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Ahoj
  
(salaam) سلام
  
Thank You
Ďakujem vám
  
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
  
How Are You?
Ako sa máte?
  
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
  
Good Night
Dobrú noc
  
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
  
Good Evening
Dobrý večer
  
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
  
Good Afternoon
Dobré popoludnie
  
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
  
Good Morning
Dobré ráno
  
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
  
Please
Prosím
  
(lotfan) لطفا
  
Sorry
Pardón!
  
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
  
Bye
Dovidenia
  
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
  
I Love You
Ľúbim Ťa
  
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
  
Excuse Me
Prepáčte!
  
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
  
Dialect 1
Eastern Slovak
  
Central Pashto
  
Where They Speak
Abov, Saris, Spis, Zemplin
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
6,500,000.00
  
14
Dialect 2
Central Slovak
  
Northern Pashto
  
Where They Speak
Gemer, Hont, Liptov, Novohrad, Orava, Tekov, Turiec
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
21,000,000.00
  
4
Dialect 3
Western Slovak
  
Wanetsi
  
Where They Speak
Kysuce, Nitra, Trencin, Trnava, Zahorie
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
5.20 million
  
99+
60.00 million
  
27
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
5.20 million
  
99+
60.00 million
  
20
Native Name
slovenčina
  
(paṧto) پښتو
  
Alternative Names
Slovakian, Slovencina
  
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
  
French Name
slovaque
  
pachto
  
German Name
Slowakisch
  
Paschtu
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
  
Ethnicity
Slovaks
  
Pashtun
  
Origin
6th Century
  
1651
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Slavic
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Western
  
Iranian
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Proto-Slavic
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Slovak
  
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
sk
  
ps
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
slk
  
pus
  
ISO 639 2/B
slo
  
pus
  
ISO 639 3
slk
  
pus
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
slov1269
  
pash1269
  
Linguasphere
53-AAA-db
  
58-ABD-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
  
Fusional