Countries
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam
Afganistan
National Language
China, Gambia, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries, Republic of Brazil
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Pakistan
Regulated By
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Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Interesting Facts
- Hmong language may not be so popular at first sight, but it has rich history and various dialects are spoken by millions of people.
- Hmong language came from western part of China.
- 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
Thai and Lao Languages
Persian and Balochi Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)
(salaam) سلام
Thank You
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
How Are You?
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Good Night
zoo hmo
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Good Evening
zoo yav tsaus ntuj
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Good Afternoon
zoo tav su
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Good Morning
zoo thaum sawv ntxov
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Please
thov
(lotfan) لطفا
Sorry
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Bye
Nyob zoo
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
I Love You
Kuv hlub koj
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Excuse Me
zam txim rau kuv
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Dialect 1
Hmong Njua
Central Pashto
Where They Speak
Laos
Afganistan, Pakistan
Dialect 2
Hmong Daw
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
China
Afganistan, Pakistan
Dialect 3
Hmong Do
Wanetsi
Where They Speak
Vietnam
Afganistan, Pakistan
Native Name
Hmong
(paṧto) پښتو
Alternative Names
Mong
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
German Name
Miao-Sprachen
Paschtu
Pronunciation
[môŋ]
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Ethnicity
Hmong people
Pashtun
Language Family
Hmong–Mien Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Hmong
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Signed Forms
Hmong Sign Language
Pashto Sign Language
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
ps
Glottocode
firs1234
pash1269
Linguasphere
No data available
58-ABD-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
-
Fusional
All Hmong 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 Hmong and Pashto dialects. Various dialects of Hmong and Pashto language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Hmong are spoken in different Hmong Speaking Countries whereas Pashto Dialects are spoken in different Pashto speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Hmong vs Pashto Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Hmong dialects include: Hmong Njua, Hmong Daw. Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto , Northern Pashto. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Hmong and Pashto Speaking population
Hmong and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hmong and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Hmong and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hmong language is 0.13 % 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 Hmong and Pashto on Hmong vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Hmong and Pashto Language Codes
Hmong and Pashto language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Hmong and Pashto Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.