Countries
India, Pakistan
Afganistan
National Language
Pakistan
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Second Language
Pakistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania
Asia
Minority Language
India
Pakistan
Regulated By
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Interesting Facts
- Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
- Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
- 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
Arabic and Hindi Languages
Persian and Balochi Languages
Derived From
Ghaznavid Persian Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
خوش آمديد
(salaam) سلام
Thank You
آپ کا شکریہ
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
How Are You?
آپ کیسے ہیں؟
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Good Night
گڈ نائٹ
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Good Evening
سلام علیکم
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Good Afternoon
گڈ آفٹر نون
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Good Morning
گڈ مارننگ
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Please
براہ مہربانی
(lotfan) لطفا
Sorry
معاف کرنا
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Bye
الوداع
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
I Love You
مجھے تم سے محبت
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Excuse Me
معاف کیجئے گا
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Dialect 1
Dakhini
Central Pashto
Where They Speak
India
Afganistan, Pakistan
Dialect 2
Hyderabadi Urdu
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
India
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
South Asia
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
اُردُو
(paṧto) پښتو
Alternative Names
Bihari
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
French Name
ourdou
pachto
Pronunciation
[ˈʊrd̪u]
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Ethnicity
Not Available
Pashtun
Origin
12th Century CE
1651
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Standard Urdu
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Signed Forms
Signed Urdu
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
urdu1245
pash1269
Linguasphere
59-AAF-q
58-ABD-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Fusional
All Urdu 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 Urdu and Pashto dialects. Various dialects of Urdu and Pashto language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Urdu are spoken in different Urdu Speaking Countries whereas Pashto Dialects are spoken in different Pashto speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Urdu vs Pashto Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Urdu dialects include: Dakhini, Hyderabadi Urdu. Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto , Northern Pashto. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Urdu and Pashto Speaking population
Urdu and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Urdu and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Urdu and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Urdu language is 0.99 % 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 Urdu and Pashto on Urdu vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Urdu and Pashto Language Codes
Urdu and Pashto language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Urdu and Pashto Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.