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Welsh vs Pashto


Pashto vs 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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Welsh and Pashto Language History

Comparison of Welsh vs Pashto language history gives us differences between origin of Welsh and Pashto language. History of Welsh language states that this language originated in 9th Century whereas history of Pashto language states that this language originated in 1651. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Welsh and Pashto Language History.

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Welsh and Pashto Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Welsh and Pashto greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Welsh and Pashto language. Welsh word for "Hello" is Helô or Pashto word for "Thank You" is (manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر. Find more of such common Welsh Greetings and Pashto Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Welsh vs Pashto Difficulty

The Welsh vs Pashto difficulty level basically depends on the number of Welsh Alphabets and Pashto Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Welsh and Pashto are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Welsh and Pashto, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Welsh is 30 weeks while to learn Pashto time required is 44 weeks.

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