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Basque vs Pashto


Pashto vs Basque


Countries

Countries
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre  
Afganistan  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
France, Spain  
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Pakistan  

Regulated By
Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee  
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)  

Interesting Facts
  • The Basque language is the oldest European language.
  • Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
  
  • 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
Spanish  
Persian and Balochi Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
7  
4

How Many Consonants
21  
11
29  
19

Scripts
Latin  
Arabic  

Writing Direction
-  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks  
19
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Kaixo  
(salaam) سلام  

Thank You
Eskerrik asko  
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر  

How Are You?
Zer moduz?  
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟  

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

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

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

Good Morning
Egun on  
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏  

Please
Mesedez  
(lotfan) لطفا  

Sorry
Barkatu  
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم  

Bye
Agur  
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان  

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

Excuse Me
Barkatu  
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Navarro-Lapurdian  
Central Pashto  

Where They Speak
France  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
68,000.00  
99+
6,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Souletin  
Northern Pashto  

Where They Speak
France, Soule, Spain  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
8,700.00  
99+
21,000,000.00  
25

Dialect 3
Biscayan  
Wanetsi  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
750,000.00  
99+
95,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
21  
19

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.12 %  
99+
0.58 %  
28

Native Speakers
7.20 million  
99+
60.00 million  
20

Second Language Speakers
0.70 million  
99+
50.00 million  
18

Native Name
Euskara  
(paṧto) پښتو  

Alternative Names
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense  
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto  

French Name
basque  
pachto  

German Name
Baskisch  
Paschtu  

Pronunciation
[bɑːsk]  
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]  

Ethnicity
Basque people  
Pashtun  

History

Origin
c. 1000  
1651  

Language Family
Vasconic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Iranian  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian  
No early forms  

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

Language Position
30  
28
82  
99+

Signed Forms
Basque Sign Language  
Pashto Sign Language  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
eu  
ps  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
eus  
pus  

ISO 639 2/B
baq  
pus  

ISO 639 3
eus  
pus  

ISO 639 6
eus  
pus  

Glottocode
basq1248  
pash1269  

Linguasphere
40-AAA-a  
58-ABD-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative  
Fusional  

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Basque and Pashto Language History

Comparison of Basque vs Pashto language history gives us differences between origin of Basque and Pashto language. History of Basque language states that this language originated in c. 1000 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 Basque and Pashto Language History.

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Basque 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 Basque and Pashto greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Basque and Pashto language. Basque word for "Hello" is Kaixo or Pashto word for "Thank You" is (manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر. Find more of such common Basque Greetings and Pashto Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Basque vs Pashto Difficulty

The Basque vs Pashto difficulty level basically depends on the number of Basque 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 Basque and Pashto are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Basque and Pashto, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Basque is 88 weeks while to learn Pashto time required is 44 weeks.

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