Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
Afganistan
National Language
Ethiopia
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Pakistan
Regulated By
Not Available
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Interesting Facts
- Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
- Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
- 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
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Persian and Balochi Languages
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
Selam
(salaam) سلام
Thank You
amesege'nallo'
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
How Are You?
Dehina newot?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Good Night
Dehna dur
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Good Evening
melkam meshe't
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Good Afternoon
i'ndemin walu
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Good Morning
i'ndemin adäru
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Please
i'bakwon
(lotfan) لطفا
Sorry
aznallehu
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Bye
tschao
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
I Love You
afekirishalehu
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Excuse Me
yiqirta
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Dialect 1
Gondar
Central Pashto
Where They Speak
Gondar
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Gojjami
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
Ethiopia
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Ethiopia
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Not Available
(paṧto) پښتو
Alternative Names
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
French Name
amharique
pachto
German Name
Amharisch
Paschtu
Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Ethnicity
Amharas
Pashtun
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Semitic
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
Ge'ez
No early forms
Standard Forms
Amharic
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Signed Forms
Signed Amharic
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
amha1245
pash1269
Linguasphere
12-ACB-a
58-ABD-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Fusional
All Amharic 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 Amharic and Pashto dialects. Various dialects of Amharic and Pashto language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Amharic are spoken in different Amharic Speaking Countries whereas Pashto Dialects are spoken in different Pashto speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Amharic vs Pashto Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Amharic dialects include: Gondar, Gojjami. Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto , Northern Pashto. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Amharic and Pashto Speaking population
Amharic and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Amharic and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Amharic and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 % 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 Amharic and Pashto on Amharic vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Amharic and Pashto Language Codes
Amharic and Pashto language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Amharic and Pashto Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.