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Countries

Countries

Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu
Afganistan

Total No. Of Countries

321
0 46
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National Language

France
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora

Second Language

Africa, Canada
Not spoken in any of the countries

Speaking Continents

Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America
Asia

Minority Language

Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam
Pakistan

Regulated By

Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)

Interesting Facts

  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  • 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

Italian Language
Persian and Balochi Languages

Derived From

Latin
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Alphabets

Alphabets in

Alphabets

2644
18 247
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Phonology

How Many Vowels

67
0 32
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How Many Consonants

2029
9 60
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Scripts

Latin
Arabic

Writing Direction

Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal

Hard to Learn

Language Levels

63
2 12
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Time Taken to Learn

24 weeks44 weeks
3 88
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Greetings

Hello

bonjour
(salaam) سلام

Thank You

Merci
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر

How Are You?

Comment allez-vous?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟

Good Night

bonne Nuit
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير

Good Evening

bonsoir
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير

Good Afternoon

bon Après-Midi
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير

Good Morning

Bonjour
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏

Please

S'il vous plaît
(lotfan) لطفا

Sorry

désolé
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم

Bye

au revoir
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان

I Love You

Je t'aime
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)

Excuse Me

Excuse Moi
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم

Dialects

Dialect 1

Quebec French
Central Pashto

Where They Speak

New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada
Afganistan, Pakistan

How Many People Speak

6,200,000.006,500,000.00
1.5 960000000
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Dialect 2

African French
Northern Pashto

Where They Speak

Africa
Afganistan, Pakistan

How Many People Speak

274,000,000.0021,000,000.00
700 274000000
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Dialect 3

Swiss French
Wanetsi

Where They Speak

Northeast France, Switzerland
Afganistan, Pakistan

How Many People Speak

1,800,000.0095,000.00
2 230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects

2521
0 188
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How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?

163.00 million60.00 million
0 1200
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Speaking Population

1.12 %0.58 %
0 89
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Native Speakers

76.00 million60.00 million
0 873
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Second Language Speakers

87.00 million50.00 million
0.01 400
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Native Name

français
(paṧto) پښتو

Alternative Names

Français
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto

French Name

français
pachto

German Name

Französisch
Paschtu

Pronunciation

[fʁɑ̃sɛ]
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]

Ethnicity

French people
Pashtun

History

Origin

9th Century
1651

Language Family

Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family

Subgroup

Romance
Indo-Iranian

Branch

-
Iranian

Language Forms

Early Forms

Old French, Middle French and French
No early forms

Standard Forms

Standard French
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto

Language Position

1382
1 120
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Signed Forms

le Français Signé (Signed French, France)
Pashto Sign Language

Scope

Individual
Individual

Code

ISO 639 1

fr
ps

ISO 639 2

ISO 639 2/T

fra
pus

ISO 639 2/B

fre
pus

ISO 639 3

fra
pus

ISO 639 6

fras
pus

Glottocode

stan1290
pash1269

Linguasphere

51-AAA-i
58-ABD-a

Types of Language

Language Type

Living
Living

Language Linguistic Typology

Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb

Language Morphological Typology

Fusional, Synthetic
Fusional

French and Pashto Alphabets

French and Pashto Alphabets provides you with alphabets, vowels and consonants in French and Pashto. In French Alphabets there are 26 letters while in Pashto Alphabets there are 44 letters. To learn French and Pashto languages the very first thing is to understand and learn alphabets of French and Pashto languages. The French phonology consist French vowels and French consonants. After alphabets, words are to be learned and after words, phrases in that language. Take a look at French greetings vs Pashto greetings, where you will find numerous useful phrases. Find whether French and Pashto are Most Spoken Languages.

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

French and Pashto Speaking population

French and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which French and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of French and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking French language is 1.12 % 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 French and Pashto on French vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

French and Pashto Language Codes

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