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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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Danish and Pashto Language History

Comparison of Danish vs Pashto language history gives us differences between origin of Danish and Pashto language. History of Danish language states that this language originated in c. 1100 AD whereas history of Pashto language states that this language originated in 1651. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Danish and Pashto Language History.

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Danish and Pashto Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Danish and Pashto greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Danish and Pashto language. Danish word for "Hello" is Hallo or Pashto word for "Thank You" is (manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر. Find more of such common Danish Greetings and Pashto Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Danish vs Pashto Difficulty

The Danish vs Pashto difficulty level basically depends on the number of Danish Alphabets and Pashto Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Danish and Pashto are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Danish and Pashto, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Danish is 24 weeks while to learn Pashto time required is 44 weeks.

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