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Vietnamese and Pashto


Pashto and Vietnamese


Countries

Countries
Vietnam   
Afganistan   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Vietnam   
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora   

Second Language
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Czech Republic   
Pakistan   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)   

Interesting Facts
  • The vocabulary of Vietnamese language is influenced by Chinese Language.
  • The only language in East Asia that uses the Latin alphabet is Vietnamese.
  
  • 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
Chinese Language   
Persian and Balochi Languages   

Derived From
Chinese Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
37   
19
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
7   
4

How Many Consonants
21   
11
29   
19

Scripts
Latin   
Arabic   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
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
Xin chào   
(salaam) سلام   

Thank You
Cam on   
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر   

How Are You?
Bạn khỏe không?   
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟   

Good Night
Chúc ngủ ngon   
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير   

Good Evening
Chào buổi tối   
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير   

Good Afternoon
Chào buổi trưa   
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير   

Good Morning
Chào buổi sáng   
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏   

Please
xin vui lòng   
(lotfan) لطفا   

Sorry
Xin lỗi   
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم   

Bye
Tạm biệt   
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان   

I Love You
tôi yêu bạn   
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)   

Excuse Me
Xin loi   
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Vietnamese   
Central Pashto   

Where They Speak
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
6,500,000.00   
14

Dialect 2
North-central Vietnamese   
Northern Pashto   

Where They Speak
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
21,000,000.00   
4

Dialect 3
Mid-Central Vietnamese   
Wanetsi   

Where They Speak
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
95,000.00   
29

Total No. Of Dialects
5   
5
21   
19

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
91.00 million   
16
60.00 million   
27

Speaking Population
1.14 %   
16
0.58 %   
26

Native Speakers
75.00 million   
14
60.00 million   
20

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million   
17
Not Available   

Native Name
tiếng việt (㗂越)   
(paṧto) پښتو   

Alternative Names
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet   
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto   

French Name
vietnamien   
pachto   

German Name
Vietnamesisch   
Paschtu   

Pronunciation
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern) [tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)   
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]   

Ethnicity
Vietnamese (Kinh) people   
Pashtun   

History

Origin
c. 1440   
1651   

Language Family
Austroasiatic Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Iranian   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese   
No early forms   

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

Language Position
14   
13
82   
99+

Signed Forms
Vietnamese sign languages   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
vi   
ps   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
vie   
pus   

ISO 639 2/B
vie   
pus   

ISO 639 3
vie   
pus   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
viet1252   
pash1269   

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

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Vietnamese and Pashto Speaking population

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