Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
Afganistan
Total No. Of Countries
61
0
46
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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 in
Alphabets
2744
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
57
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
2329
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Arabic
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
53
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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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
Dialect 1
Caló
Central Pashto
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
440,000.006,500,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Valencian
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
Spain
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.0021,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Ribagorçan
Wanetsi
Where They Speak
Spain
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
4,000,000.0095,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
821
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
9.20 million60.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.12 %0.58 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
4.10 million60.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
5.10 million50.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
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
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
3282
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
Pashto Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
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