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Belarusian and Pashto


Pashto and Belarusian


Countries

Countries
Belarus, Poland  
Afganistan  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Belarus, Gambia  
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora  

Second Language
Poland  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Czech Republic, Lithuania, Ukraine  
Pakistan  

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

Interesting Facts
  • Since 1918, Belarusian has been the official language of Belarus.
  • Belarusian include many loanwords from Polish language.
  
  • 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
Russian and Ukrainian  
Persian and Balochi Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
48  
28
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
7  
4

How Many Consonants
39  
28
29  
19

Scripts
Cyrillic  
Arabic  

Writing Direction
-  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
dobry dzień  
(salaam) سلام  

Thank You
Dziakuj  
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر  

How Are You?
Jak vy ?  
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟  

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

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

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

Good Morning
Dobraj ranicy  
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏  

Please
Kali laska  
(lotfan) لطفا  

Sorry
Vybačajcie  
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم  

Bye
da pabačennia  
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان  

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

Excuse Me
Vybačajcie  
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم  

Dialects

Dialect 1
North-Eastern Belarusian  
Central Pashto  

Where They Speak
North-East Belarus  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
6,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
South-Western Belarusian  
Northern Pashto  

Where They Speak
South-West Belarus  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
21,000,000.00  
25

Dialect 3
Middle Belarusian  
Wanetsi  

Where They Speak
Middle Belarus  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
33
95,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
21  
19

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.58 %  
28

Native Speakers
7.60 million  
99+
60.00 million  
20

Second Language Speakers
5.89 million  
99+
50.00 million  
18

Native Name
Беларуская мова (Bielaruskaja mova)  
(paṧto) پښتو  

Alternative Names
Belarusan, Belorussian, Bielorussian, Byelorussian, White Russian, White Ruthenian  
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto  

French Name
biélorusse  
pachto  

German Name
Weißrussisch  
Paschtu  

Pronunciation
[bʲɛlaˈruskʲi]  
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]  

Ethnicity
Belarusians  
Pashtun  

History

Origin
18th century  
1651  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Slavic  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Eastern  
Iranian  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old East Slavic  
No early forms  

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

Language Position
79  
99+
82  
99+

Signed Forms
Belarusian Sign Language  
Pashto Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
be  
ps  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bel  
pus  

ISO 639 2/B
bel  
pus  

ISO 639 3
bel  
pus  

ISO 639 6
bel  
pus  

Glottocode
bela1254  
pash1269  

Linguasphere
53-AAA-eb < 53-AAA-e (varieties: 53-AAA-eba to 53-AAA-ebg)  
58-ABD-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional  

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

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Belarusian and Pashto Speaking population

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

Belarusian and Pashto Language Codes

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

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