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Albanian and Pashto


Pashto and Albanian


Countries

Countries
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  
Afganistan  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora  

Second Language
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania  
Pakistan  

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana  
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)  

Interesting Facts
  • Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
  • 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
    •   
  • 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
Romanian  
Persian and Balochi Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
36  
18
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
7  
4

How Many Consonants
29  
19
29  
19

Scripts
Latin  
Arabic  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Përshëndetje  
(salaam) سلام  

Thank You
Ju faleminderit  
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر  

How Are You?
Si jeni?  
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟  

Good Night
natën e mirë  
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير  

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

Good Afternoon
mirëdita  
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير  

Good Morning
mirëmengjes  
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏  

Please
Ju lutem  
(lotfan) لطفا  

Sorry
Me fal  
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم  

Bye
mirupafshim  
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان  

I Love You
unë e dua ju  
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)  

Excuse Me
Më falni  
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gheg Albanian  
Central Pashto  

Where They Speak
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00  
99+
6,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Tosk Albanian  
Northern Pashto  

Where They Speak
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00  
99+
21,000,000.00  
25

Dialect 3
Arbëresh  
Wanetsi  

Where They Speak
Italy  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
100,000.00  
99+
95,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
21  
19

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.58 %  
28

Native Speakers
3.10 million  
99+
60.00 million  
20

Second Language Speakers
3.60 million  
99+
50.00 million  
18

Native Name
shqip / gjuha shqipe  
(paṧto) پښتو  

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

French Name
albanais  
pachto  

German Name
Albanisch  
Paschtu  

Pronunciation
[ʃcip]  
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]  

Ethnicity
Albanians  
Pashtun  

History

Origin
1462 AD  
1651  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Iranian  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Albanian  
No early forms  

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

Language Position
14  
13
82  
99+

Signed Forms
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)  
Pashto Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
sq  
ps  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sqi  
pus  

ISO 639 2/B
alb  
pus  

ISO 639 3
sqi  
pus  

ISO 639 6
sqi  
pus  

Glottocode
alba1267  
pash1269  

Linguasphere
55-AAA-aaa  
58-ABD-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
Fusional  

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

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Albanian and Pashto Speaking population

Albanian and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Albanian and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Albanian and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Albanian language is 0.11 % 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 Albanian and Pashto on Albanian vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Albanian and Pashto Language Codes

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

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