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Bengali and Pashto


Pashto and Bengali


Countries

Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone  
Afganistan  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
1  
14

National Language
Bangladesh, India  
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora  

Second Language
India  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Pakistan  

Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi  
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)  

Interesting Facts
  • Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
  • 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali 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
Assamese and Oriya  
Persian and Balochi Languages  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
51  
30
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11  
8
7  
4

How Many Consonants
40  
29
29  
19

Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives  
Arabic  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)  
(salaam) سلام  

Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)  
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر  

How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)  
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟  

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

Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)  
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير  

Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)  
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير  

Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)  
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏  

Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)  
(lotfan) لطفا  

Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)  
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم  

Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)  
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان  

I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)  
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)  

Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)  
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Chakma  
Central Pashto  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
330,000.00  
99+
6,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Hajong  
Northern Pashto  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
71,000.00  
99+
21,000,000.00  
25

Dialect 3
Rarhi  
Wanetsi  

Where They Speak
India  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
230,000,000.00  
1
95,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
21  
19

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
215.00 million  
9
60.00 million  
27

Speaking Population
3.11 %  
8
0.58 %  
28

Native Speakers
196.00 million  
7
60.00 million  
20

Second Language Speakers
19.00 million  
31
50.00 million  
18

Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)  
(paṧto) پښتو  

Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa  
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto  

French Name
bengali  
pachto  

German Name
Bengali  
Paschtu  

Pronunciation
[ˈbeŋɡali]  
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]  

Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)  
Pashtun  

History

Origin
1000–1200 CE  
1651  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Indic  
Iranian  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali  
No early forms  

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

Language Position
4  
4
82  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Bengali  
Pashto Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
bn  
ps  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ben  
pus  

ISO 639 2/B
ben  
pus  

ISO 639 3
ben  
pus  

ISO 639 6
ben  
pus  

Glottocode
beng1280  
pash1269  

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

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Bengali and Pashto Speaking population

Bengali and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bengali and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Bengali and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 % 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 Bengali and Pashto on Bengali vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Bengali and Pashto Language Codes

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

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