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Pashto vs 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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Italian and Pashto Language History

Comparison of Italian vs Pashto language history gives us differences between origin of Italian and Pashto language. History of Italian language states that this language originated in 960 BC 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 Italian and Pashto Language History.

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Italian 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 Italian and Pashto greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Italian and Pashto language. Italian word for "Hello" is ciao or Pashto word for "Thank You" is (manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر. Find more of such common Italian Greetings and Pashto Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Italian vs Pashto Difficulty

The Italian vs Pashto difficulty level basically depends on the number of Italian 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 Italian and Pashto are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Italian and Pashto, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Italian is 24 weeks while to learn Pashto time required is 44 weeks.

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