Countries
European Union, Ireland
Afganistan
Total No. Of Countries
21
0
46
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National Language
Ireland
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Second Language
Ireland
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Asia
Minority Language
United Kingdom
Pakistan
Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Interesting Facts
- In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
- There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish 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
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages
Persian and Balochi Languages
Derived From
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-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
1844
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
57
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
1329
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Arabic
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
53
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Dia dhuit
(salaam) سلام
Thank You
Go raibh maith agat
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Good Night
Oíche mhaith
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Please
le do thoil
(lotfan) لطفا
Sorry
Tá brón orm
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Bye
Slán
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
I Love You
Is breá liom thú
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Dialect 1
Connacht Irish
Central Pashto
Where They Speak
Connacht
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
100,000.006,500,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Munster Irish
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
Munster
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
150,000.0021,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Ulster Irish
Wanetsi
Where They Speak
Ulster
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
140,000.0095,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
421
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
1.79 million60.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.03 %0.58 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
0.14 million60.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
1.65 million50.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
(paṧto) پښتو
Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
French Name
irlandais moyen
pachto
German Name
Mittelirisch
Paschtu
Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Ethnicity
Irish people
Pashtun
Origin
c. 750
1651
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Celtic
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Goidelic
Iranian
Language Forms
Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
No early forms
Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Language Position
2582
1
120
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Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language
Pashto Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ga
ps
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
gle
pus
ISO 639 2/B
gle
pus
ISO 639 3
gle
pus
ISO 639 6
gle
pus
Glottocode
iris1253
pash1269
Linguasphere
50-AAA
58-ABD-a
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Fusional