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Pashto vs Irish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland  
Afganistan  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

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
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
18  
1
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
7  
4

How Many Consonants
13  
3
29  
19

Scripts
Latin  
Arabic  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

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  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Connacht Irish  
Central Pashto  

Where They Speak
Connacht  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

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

Dialect 2
Munster Irish  
Northern Pashto  

Where They Speak
Munster  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
150,000.00  
99+
21,000,000.00  
25

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish  
Wanetsi  

Where They Speak
Ulster  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
140,000.00  
99+
95,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
21  
19

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.79 million  
99+
60.00 million  
27

Speaking Population
0.03 %  
99+
0.58 %  
28

Native Speakers
0.14 million  
99+
60.00 million  
20

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million  
99+
50.00 million  
18

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  

History

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
25  
23
82  
99+

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language  
Pashto Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

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  

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Irish and Pashto Language History

Comparison of Irish vs Pashto language history gives us differences between origin of Irish and Pashto language. History of Irish language states that this language originated in c. 750 whereas history of Pashto language states that this language originated in 1651. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Irish and Pashto Language History.

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Irish and Pashto Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Irish and Pashto greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Irish and Pashto language. Irish word for "Hello" is Dia dhuit or Pashto word for "Thank You" is (manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر. Find more of such common Irish Greetings and Pashto Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Irish vs Pashto Difficulty

The Irish vs Pashto difficulty level basically depends on the number of Irish Alphabets and Pashto Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Irish and Pashto are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Irish and Pashto, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Irish is 36 weeks while to learn Pashto time required is 44 weeks.

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