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Danish and Pashto


Pashto and Danish


Countries

Countries
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council  
Afganistan  

Total No. Of Countries
5  
10
1  
14

National Language
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland  
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe, North America, South America  
Asia  

Minority Language
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America  
Pakistan  

Regulated By
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Committee)  
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)  

Interesting Facts
  • Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are mutually intelligible, that means if u learn Danish is almost like learning three languages in one.
  • There are 9 vowels in Danish language, which can be pronounced in 16 different ways.
  
  • 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
Norwegian and Swedish  
Persian and Balochi Languages  

Derived From
Old Norse Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29  
11
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
20  
17
7  
4

How Many Consonants
20  
10
29  
19

Scripts
Latin  
Arabic  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Hallo  
(salaam) سلام  

Thank You
Mange tak  
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر  

How Are You?
Hvordan har du det?  
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟  

Good Night
God nat  
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير  

Good Evening
God aften  
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير  

Good Afternoon
God eftermiddag  
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير  

Good Morning
God morgen  
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏  

Please
Please  
(lotfan) لطفا  

Sorry
Undskyld!  
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم  

Bye
Farvel  
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان  

I Love You
Jeg elsker dig  
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)  

Excuse Me
Undskyld mig  
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Scanian  
Central Pashto  

Where They Speak
Sweden  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
80,000.00  
99+
6,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Jutlandic  
Northern Pashto  

Where They Speak
Denmark  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
99+
21,000,000.00  
25

Dialect 3
Bornholmsk  
Wanetsi  

Where They Speak
Island of Bornholm  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
34
95,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
21  
19

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.07 %  
99+
0.58 %  
28

Native Speakers
5.50 million  
99+
60.00 million  
20

Second Language Speakers
6.00 million  
99+
50.00 million  
18

Native Name
dansk  
(paṧto) پښتو  

Alternative Names
Dansk, Rigsdansk  
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto  

French Name
danois  
pachto  

German Name
Dänisch  
Paschtu  

Pronunciation
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]  
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]  

Ethnicity
Danish people or Danes  
Pashtun  

History

Origin
c. 1100 AD  
1651  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Iranian  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish  
No early forms  

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

Language Position
18  
16
82  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Danish  
Pashto Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
da  
ps  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
dan  
pus  

ISO 639 2/B
dan  
pus  

ISO 639 3
dan  
pus  

ISO 639 6
dan  
pus  

Glottocode
dani1284  
pash1269  

Linguasphere
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj  
58-ABD-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Fusional  

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

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Danish and Pashto Speaking population

Danish and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Danish and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Danish and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Danish language is 0.07 % 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 Danish and Pashto on Danish vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Danish and Pashto Language Codes

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

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