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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   
Not Available   

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   
11

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   
35
6,500,000.00   
14

Dialect 2
Valencian   
Northern Pashto   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00   
19
21,000,000.00   
4

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan   
Wanetsi   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
95,000.00   
29

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
Not Available   
0.58 %   
26

Native Speakers
4.10 million   
99+
60.00 million   
20

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million   
28
Not Available   

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
Not Available   
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
Not Available   
82   
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan   
Not Available   

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
Not Available   
Not Available   

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
Not Available   
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 Not Available 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

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

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