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Welsh and Pashto


Pashto and Welsh


Countries

Countries
Wales   
Afganistan   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Wales   
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
Argentina, United Kingdom   
Pakistan   

Regulated By
Welsh Language Commissioner   
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)   

Interesting Facts
  • One of the Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
  • Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
  
  • 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
English Language   
Persian and Balochi Languages   

Derived From
British Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29   
11
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
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
4   
3
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks   
9
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Helô   
(salaam) سلام   

Thank You
Diolch   
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر   

How Are You?
Sut ydych chi?   
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟   

Good Night
Nos da   
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير   

Good Evening
Noswaith dda   
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير   

Good Afternoon
P'nawn da   
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير   

Good Morning
Bore da   
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏   

Please
os gwelwch yn dda   
(lotfan) لطفا   

Sorry
Mae'n ddrwg gennym   
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم   

Bye
Hwyl   
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان   

I Love You
Dw i'n dy garu di   
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)   

Excuse Me
Esgusodwch fi   
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Patagonian Welsh   
Central Pashto   

Where They Speak
Argentina   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
38,000.00   
99+
6,500,000.00   
14

Dialect 2
Y Wyndodeg   
Northern Pashto   

Where They Speak
Gwynedd   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

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

Dialect 3
Y Bowyseg   
Wanetsi   

Where They Speak
Powys   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
95,000.00   
29

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
21   
19

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.40 million   
99+
60.00 million   
27

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.58 %   
26

Native Speakers
7.40 million   
99+
60.00 million   
20

Native Name
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg   
(paṧto) پښتو   

Alternative Names
Cymraeg   
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto   

French Name
gallois   
pachto   

German Name
Kymrisch   
Paschtu   

Pronunciation
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]   
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]   

Ethnicity
Welsh people   
Pashtun   

History

Origin
9th Century   
1651   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Celtic   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Brythonic   
Iranian   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh   
No early forms   

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

Language Position
Not Available   
82   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
cy   
ps   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cym   
pus   

ISO 639 2/B
wel   
pus   

ISO 639 3
cym   
pus   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
wels1247   
pash1269   

Linguasphere
50-ABA   
58-ABD-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Historical   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Fusional   

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

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Welsh and Pashto Speaking population

Welsh and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Welsh and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Welsh and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Welsh language is Not Available 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 Welsh and Pashto on Welsh vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Welsh and Pashto Language Codes

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

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