Countries
Fiji, India
Afganistan
National Language
India
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Pakistan
Regulated By
Central Hindi Directorate
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Interesting Facts
- In Hindi language, nouns are followed by post positions.
- In Hindi, there are many familiar words in English which are in Hindi or of Hindi origin.
- 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
Urdu
Persian and Balochi Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Devanagari
Arabic
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
नमस्ते (Namastē)
(salaam) سلام
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
How Are You?
तुम कैसे हो? (Tuma kaisē hō?)
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Good Night
शुभरात्रि (Śubharātri)
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Good Evening
शुभ सन्ध्या (shubh sandhya)
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Good Afternoon
दोपहर के बाद नमस्कार (dopahar ke bad namaskar)
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Good Morning
सुप्रभात (Suprabhāta)
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
(lotfan) لطفا
Sorry
खेद (Khēda)
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Bye
अलविदा (Alavidā)
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
I Love You
मैं आपसे प्यार करता (Maiṁ āpasē pyāra karatā)
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Excuse Me
मुझे माफ करें (Mujhē māpha karēṁ)
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Dialect 1
Khariboli
Central Pashto
Where They Speak
Delhi, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh
Afganistan, Pakistan
Dialect 2
Marwari
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Sindh
Afganistan, Pakistan
Dialect 3
Bundeli
Wanetsi
Where They Speak
Bundelkhand
Afganistan, Pakistan
Native Name
हिन्दी
(paṧto) پښتو
Alternative Names
Khadi Boli, Khari Boli
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
German Name
Hindi
Paschtu
Pronunciation
[ˈmaːnək ˈɦin̪d̪iː]
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Ethnicity
Hindustani people
Pashtun
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Hindi
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System
Pashto Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
hind1269
pash1269
Linguasphere
59-AAF-qf
58-ABD-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Fusional
All Hindi 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 Hindi and Pashto dialects. Various dialects of Hindi and Pashto language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Hindi are spoken in different Hindi Speaking Countries whereas Pashto Dialects are spoken in different Pashto speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Hindi vs Pashto Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Hindi dialects include: Khariboli, Marwari. Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto , Northern Pashto. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Hindi and Pashto Speaking population
Hindi and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hindi and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Hindi and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hindi language is 4.70 % 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 Hindi and Pashto on Hindi vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Hindi and Pashto Language Codes
Hindi and Pashto language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Hindi and Pashto Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.