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Thai and Pashto


Pashto and Thai


Countries

Countries
Thailand   
Afganistan   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Thailand   
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
Burma, Cambodia, Laos   
Pakistan   

Regulated By
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)   
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)   

Interesting Facts
  • Thai is tonal language and also it is very repetitive and exaggerative language.
  • You should learn thai language with native speakers and not with books or recorders, since speaking and writing in thai are not the same.
  
  • 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
Lao Language   
Persian and Balochi Languages   

Derived From
Khmer Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44   
24
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
32   
21
7   
4

How Many Consonants
44   
33
29   
19

Scripts
Thai   
Arabic   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)   
(salaam) سلام   

Thank You
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)   
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر   

How Are You?
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)   
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟   

Good Night
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)   
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير   

Good Evening
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)   
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير   

Good Afternoon
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)   
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير   

Good Morning
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)   
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏   

Please
โปรด (Pord)   
(lotfan) لطفا   

Sorry
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)   
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم   

Bye
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)   
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان   

I Love You
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)   
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)   

Excuse Me
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)   
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Isan   
Central Pashto   

Where They Speak
Isan   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00   
10
6,500,000.00   
14

Dialect 2
Northern Thai   
Northern Pashto   

Where They Speak
Northern Thailand   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00   
13
21,000,000.00   
4

Dialect 3
Southern Thai   
Wanetsi   

Where They Speak
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
4,500,000.00   
8
95,000.00   
29

Total No. Of Dialects
9   
9
21   
19

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million   
27
60.00 million   
27

Speaking Population
0.85 %   
23
0.58 %   
26

Native Speakers
20.00 million   
37
60.00 million   
20

Second Language Speakers
40.00 million   
15
Not Available   

Native Name
ภาษาไทย   
(paṧto) پښتو   

Alternative Names
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang   
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto   

French Name
thaï   
pachto   

German Name
Thailändisch   
Paschtu   

Pronunciation
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]   
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]   

Ethnicity
Central Thai and Thai Chinese   
Pashtun   

History

Origin
1283 CE   
1651   

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Tai   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Iranian   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Thai   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Thai   
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto   

Language Position
47   
34
82   
99+

Signed Forms
Thai Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
th   
ps   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tha   
pus   

ISO 639 2/B
tha   
pus   

ISO 639 3
tha   
pus   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
thai1261   
pash1269   

Linguasphere
47-AAA-b   
58-ABD-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating   
Fusional   

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All Thai 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 Thai and Pashto dialects. Various dialects of Thai and Pashto language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Thai are spoken in different Thai Speaking Countries whereas Pashto Dialects are spoken in different Pashto speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Thai vs Pashto Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Thai dialects include: Isan, Northern Thai. Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto , Northern Pashto. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Thai and Pashto Speaking population

Thai and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Thai and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Thai and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Thai language is 0.85 % 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 Thai and Pashto on Thai vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Thai and Pashto Language Codes

Thai and Pashto language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Thai and Pashto Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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