Countries
India, No official status
Afganistan
National Language
India
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
Pakistan
Regulated By
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Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Interesting Facts
- Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
- In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri 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
Maithili and Magahi
Persian and Balochi Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Devanagari
Arabic
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
प्रणाम (prannam)
(salaam) سلام
Thank You
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
How Are You?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Good Night
राम राम (raam raam)
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Good Evening
राम राम (raam raam)
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Good Afternoon
राम राम (raam raam)
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Good Morning
राम राम (raam raam)
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Please
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)
(lotfan) لطفا
Sorry
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Bye
प्रणाम (prannam)
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
I Love You
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Excuse Me
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani
Central Pashto
Where They Speak
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
Afganistan, Pakistan
Dialect 2
Fiji Hindi
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America
Afganistan, Pakistan
Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri
Wanetsi
Where They Speak
India
Afganistan, Pakistan
Native Name
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)
(paṧto) پښتو
Alternative Names
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
French Name
bhojpuri
pachto
German Name
Bhojpuri
Paschtu
Pronunciation
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Ethnicity
Bhojpuri speakers
Pashtun
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Bhojpuri
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Signed Forms
Bhojpuri Sign Language
Pashto Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
ps
Glottocode
bhoj1246
pash1269
Linguasphere
59-AAF-sa
58-ABD-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional
Bhojpuri and Pashto Speaking population
Bhojpuri and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bhojpuri and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Bhojpuri and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 % 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 Bhojpuri and Pashto on Bhojpuri vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Bhojpuri and Pashto Language Codes
Bhojpuri and Pashto language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Bhojpuri and Pashto Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.