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Estonian vs Pashto


Pashto vs Estonian


Countries

Countries
Estonia, European Union  
Afganistan  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Estonia, Gambia  
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora  

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

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
Denmark, Russia, Sweden  
Pakistan  

Regulated By
Institute of the Estonian Language  
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)  

Interesting Facts
  • Estonian language is considered to be powerful symbol of Estonian identity and culture.
  • Estonian language has adopted many words with Finnish language.
  
  • 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
Finnish  
Persian and Balochi Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
7  
4

How Many Consonants
18  
8
29  
19

Scripts
Latin  
Arabic  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Tere  
(salaam) سلام  

Thank You
aitäh  
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر  

How Are You?
kuidas sul läheb  
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟  

Good Night
Head ööd  
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير  

Good Evening
Tere õhtust  
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير  

Good Afternoon
Tere päevast  
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير  

Good Morning
Tere hommikust  
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏  

Please
Palun  
(lotfan) لطفا  

Sorry
Vabandust  
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم  

Bye
Head aega  
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان  

I Love You
ma armastan sind  
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)  

Excuse Me
Vabandage  
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Keskmurre  
Central Pashto  

Where They Speak
Gabon, Northeastern coast of Estonia  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
1,300,000.00  
99+
6,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Tartu  
Northern Pashto  

Where They Speak
Georgia, South Estonia  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
1,300,000.00  
99+
21,000,000.00  
25

Dialect 3
Idamurre  
Wanetsi  

Where They Speak
France, Northwestern shore of Lake Peipsi.  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
1,300,000.00  
99+
95,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
21  
19

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.03 %  
99+
0.58 %  
28

Native Speakers
0.95 million  
99+
60.00 million  
20

Second Language Speakers
1.10 million  
99+
50.00 million  
18

Native Name
eesti keel  
(paṧto) پښتو  

Alternative Names
Eesti keel  
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto  

French Name
estonien  
pachto  

German Name
Estnisch  
Paschtu  

Pronunciation
[eˈstˑoˑniˑa]  
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]  

Ethnicity
Estonians  
Pashtun  

History

Origin
13th century  
1651  

Language Family
Uralic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Finno-Ugric  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Finnic  
Iranian  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

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

Language Position
22  
20
82  
99+

Signed Forms
Estonian Sign Language  
Pashto Sign Language  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
et  
ps  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
est  
pus  

ISO 639 2/B
est  
pus  

ISO 639 3
est  
pus  

ISO 639 6
est  
pus  

Glottocode
esto1258  
pash1269  

Linguasphere
No data available  
58-ABD-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative  
Fusional  

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Estonian and Pashto Language History

Comparison of Estonian vs Pashto language history gives us differences between origin of Estonian and Pashto language. History of Estonian language states that this language originated in 13th century 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 Estonian and Pashto Language History.

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Estonian 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 Estonian and Pashto greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Estonian and Pashto language. Estonian word for "Hello" is Tere or Pashto word for "Thank You" is (manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر. Find more of such common Estonian Greetings and Pashto Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Estonian vs Pashto Difficulty

The Estonian vs Pashto difficulty level basically depends on the number of Estonian 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 Estonian and Pashto are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Estonian and Pashto, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Estonian is 44 weeks while to learn Pashto time required is 44 weeks.

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