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Catalan and Pashto


Pashto and Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community  
Afganistan  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
1  
14

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain  
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora  

Second Language
Spain  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain  
Pakistan  

Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee  
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)  

Interesting Facts
  • Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
  • Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  
  • 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 Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language  
Persian and Balochi Languages  

Derived From
Latin  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200  
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
27  
9
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
7  
4

How Many Consonants
23  
13
29  
19

Scripts
Latin  
Arabic  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Hola  
(salaam) سلام  

Thank You
Gràcies  
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر  

How Are You?
Com estàs?  
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟  

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

Good Evening
Bona nit  
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير  

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda  
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير  

Good Morning
Bon dia  
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏  

Please
Sisplau  
(lotfan) لطفا  

Sorry
Perdó!  
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم  

Bye
Adéu  
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان  

I Love You
T'estimo  
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)  

Excuse Me
Dispensi!  
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló  
Central Pashto  

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
440,000.00  
99+
6,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Valencian  
Northern Pashto  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00  
99+
21,000,000.00  
25

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan  
Wanetsi  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
40
95,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
21  
19

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.12 %  
99+
0.58 %  
28

Native Speakers
4.10 million  
99+
60.00 million  
20

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million  
99+
50.00 million  
18

Native Name
català  
(paṧto) پښتو  

Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian  
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto  

French Name
catalan; valencien  
pachto  

German Name
Katalanisch  
Paschtu  

Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)  
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]  

Ethnicity
Catalan people  
Pashtun  

History

Origin
c. 1028  
1651  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Iranian  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto  

Language Position
32  
30
82  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan  
Pashto Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ca  
ps  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat  
pus  

ISO 639 2/B
cat  
pus  

ISO 639 3
cat  
pus  

ISO 639 6
cat  
pus  

Glottocode
stan1289  
pash1269  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-e  
58-ABD-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional  

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

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Catalan and Pashto Speaking population

Catalan and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Catalan and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Catalan and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Catalan language is 0.12 % 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 Catalan and Pashto on Catalan vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Catalan and Pashto Language Codes

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