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Italian and Pashto


Pashto and Italian


Countries

Countries
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City  
Afganistan  

Total No. Of Countries
7  
8
1  
14

National Language
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City  
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora  

Second Language
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia  
Pakistan  

Regulated By
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)  
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)  

Interesting Facts
  • One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
  • Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
  
  • 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
French and Portuguese Languages  
Persian and Balochi Languages  

Derived From
Latin  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
7  
4

How Many Consonants
16  
6
29  
19

Scripts
Latin  
Arabic  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
ciao  
(salaam) سلام  

Thank You
grazie  
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر  

How Are You?
Come stai?  
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟  

Good Night
buonanotte  
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير  

Good Evening
buonasera  
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير  

Good Afternoon
buon pomeriggio  
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير  

Good Morning
buongiorno  
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏  

Please
Per Favore  
(lotfan) لطفا  

Sorry
scusate  
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم  

Bye
arrivederci  
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان  

I Love You
Ti amo  
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)  

Excuse Me
Scusami  
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Romanesco  
Central Pashto  

Where They Speak
Lazio  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00  
99+
6,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Central Italian  
Northern Pashto  

Where They Speak
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
99+
21,000,000.00  
25

Dialect 3
Tuscan  
Wanetsi  

Where They Speak
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
69,000,000.00  
11
95,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
15  
14
21  
19

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
78.00 million  
21
60.00 million  
27

Speaking Population
0.90 %  
23
0.58 %  
28

Native Speakers
64.00 million  
18
60.00 million  
20

Second Language Speakers
14.00 million  
36
50.00 million  
18

Native Name
Italiano  
(paṧto) پښتو  

Alternative Names
Italiano  
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto  

French Name
italien  
pachto  

German Name
Italienisch  
Paschtu  

Pronunciation
[itaˈljaːno]  
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]  

Ethnicity
Italians  
Pashtun  

History

Origin
960 BC  
1651  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Iranian  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Italian  
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto  

Language Position
27  
25
82  
99+

Signed Forms
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"  
Pashto Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
it  
ps  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ita  
pus  

ISO 639 2/B
ita  
pus  

ISO 639 3
ita  
pus  

ISO 639 6
itas  
pus  

Glottocode
ital1282  
pash1269  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-q  
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  

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

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Italian and Pashto Speaking population

Italian and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Italian and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Italian and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Italian language is 0.90 % 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 Italian and Pashto on Italian vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Italian and Pashto Language Codes

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

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