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Abkhaz and Pashto


Pashto and Abkhaz


Countries

Countries
Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, Georgia, Republic of Abkhazia  
Afganistan  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
1  
14

National Language
Abkhazia  
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
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Pakistan  

Regulated By
-  
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)  

Interesting Facts
  • Abkhaz is a north-west Caucasian language.
  • Abkhaz is spoken in Abkhazia by only 100,000 people, while in Turkey there are 500,000 people speaking Abkhaz.
  
  • 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
Adyghe language, Abaza language  
Persian and Balochi Languages  

Derived From
Caucasian languages  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
62  
36
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
2  
1
7  
4

How Many Consonants
60  
36
29  
19

Scripts
Cyrillic  
Arabic  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
27 weeks  
8
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Бзиа збаша (Bzia zbaşa)  
(salaam) سلام  

Thank You
Иҭабуп (It̢abup)  
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر  

How Are You?
Ушҧаҟоу? (Ušṗaꝁou?)  
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟  

Good Night
Ашара шәзыбзиарахааит (Ašara šəzybziaraxaait)  
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير  

Good Evening
Уа, мшы бзиа (Ua, mšy bzia)  
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير  

Good Afternoon
Уа, мшы бзиа (Ua, mšy bzia)  
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير  

Good Morning
Уа, Шьыжьы бзиа (Ua, Š’yž’y bzia)  
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏  

Please
амритана  
(lotfan) لطفا  

Sorry
Амарахь  
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم  

Bye
Абзиараз (Abziaraz)  
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان  

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

Excuse Me
Извините (Izvinite)  
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Bzyb  
Central Pashto  

Where They Speak
Abkhazia  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
106,000.00  
99+
6,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Abzhywa  
Northern Pashto  

Where They Speak
Caucasus  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
106,000.00  
99+
21,000,000.00  
25

Dialect 3
Sadz  
Wanetsi  

Where They Speak
Turkey  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
106,000.00  
99+
95,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
21  
19

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.58 %  
28

Native Speakers
0.13 million  
99+
60.00 million  
20

Second Language Speakers
-  
50.00 million  
18

Native Name
аҧсуа бызшәа (aṗsua byzš˚a)  
(paṧto) پښتو  

Alternative Names
Abxazo, Abkhazian  
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto  

French Name
abkhaze  
pachto  

German Name
Abchasisch  
Paschtu  

Pronunciation
[abxaz]  
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]  

Ethnicity
Abkhaz people  
Pashtun  

History

Origin
c. 1650  
1651  

Language Family
Northwest Caucasian  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Iranian  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

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

Language Position
28  
26
82  
99+

Signed Forms
Abkhaz Sign Language  
Pashto Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ab  
ps  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
abk  
pus  

ISO 639 2/B
abk  
pus  

ISO 639 3
abk  
pus  

ISO 639 6
abks  
pus  

Glottocode
abkh1244  
pash1269  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
58-ABD-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Historical  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative  
Fusional  

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

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Abkhaz and Pashto Speaking population

Abkhaz and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Abkhaz and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Abkhaz and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Abkhaz language is 0.01 % 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 Abkhaz and Pashto on Abkhaz vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Abkhaz and Pashto Language Codes

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