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Filipino and Pashto


Pashto and Filipino


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
Afganistan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Philippines  
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora  

Second Language
Philippines  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Pakistan  

Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino  
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)  

Interesting Facts
  • "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
  • "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  
  • 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
Tagalog Language  
Persian and Balochi Languages  

Derived From
Spanish Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
28  
10
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
7  
4

How Many Consonants
23  
13
29  
19

Scripts
Latin  
Arabic  

Writing Direction
-  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Kumusta  
(salaam) سلام  

Thank You
Salamat  
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر  

How Are You?
Kumusta  
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟  

Good Night
magandang gabi  
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير  

Good Evening
Magandang gabi  
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير  

Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon  
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير  

Good Morning
Magandang umaga  
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏  

Please
Mangyaring  
(lotfan) لطفا  

Sorry
pinagsisisihan  
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم  

Bye
Paalam  
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان  

I Love You
Mahal kita  
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)  

Excuse Me
patawarin ninyo ako  
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Bikol  
Central Pashto  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
100,000,000.00  
7
6,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Hiligaynon  
Northern Pashto  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
8,200,000.00  
39
21,000,000.00  
25

Dialect 3
Waray  
Wanetsi  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
2,600,000.00  
99+
95,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
21  
19

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
90.00 million  
17
60.00 million  
27

Speaking Population
1.74 %  
11
0.58 %  
28

Native Speakers
45.00 million  
23
60.00 million  
20

Second Language Speakers
45.00 million  
19
50.00 million  
18

Native Name
filipino  
(paṧto) پښتو  

Alternative Names
Pilipino  
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto  

French Name
filipino; pilipino  
pachto  

German Name
Pilipino  
Paschtu  

Pronunciation
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]  
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]  

Ethnicity
Filipino people  
Pashtun  

History

Origin
16th Century  
1651  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Iranian  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

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

Language Position
34  
32
82  
99+

Signed Forms
Filipino Sign Language  
Pashto Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No Data Available  
ps  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fil  
pus  

ISO 639 2/B
fil  
pus  

ISO 639 3
fil  
pus  

ISO 639 6
fil  
pus  

Glottocode
fili1244  
pash1269  

Linguasphere
No Data Available  
58-ABD-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional  

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

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Filipino and Pashto Speaking population

Filipino and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Filipino and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Filipino and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Filipino language is 1.74 % 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 Filipino and Pashto on Filipino vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Filipino and Pashto Language Codes

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

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