Countries
Japan
Afganistan
National Language
Japan
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific
Asia
Minority Language
Palau
Pakistan
Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Interesting Facts
- In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
- 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
Korean Language
Persian and Balochi Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
(salaam) سلام
Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
How Are You?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Good Night
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Good Afternoon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
(lotfan) لطفا
Sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Bye
さようなら (Sayōnara)
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
I Love You
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Excuse Me
すみません (Sumimasen)
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Dialect 1
Sanuki
Central Pashto
Where They Speak
Kagawa
Afganistan, Pakistan
Dialect 2
Hakata
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
Fukuoka
Afganistan, Pakistan
Where They Speak
kansai
Afganistan, Pakistan
Native Name
日本語
(paṧto) پښتو
Alternative Names
Nihongo
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
French Name
japonais
pachto
German Name
Japanisch
Paschtu
Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)
Pashtun
Language Family
Japonic Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
No early forms
Standard Forms
Japanese
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Signed Forms
Signed Japanese
Pashto Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
nucl1643
pash1269
Linguasphere
45-CAA-a
58-ABD-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic
Fusional
All Japanese 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 Japanese and Pashto dialects. Various dialects of Japanese and Pashto language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Japanese are spoken in different Japanese Speaking Countries whereas Pashto Dialects are spoken in different Pashto speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Japanese vs Pashto Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Japanese dialects include: Sanuki, Hakata. Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto , Northern Pashto. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Japanese and Pashto Speaking population
Japanese and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Japanese and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Japanese and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 % 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 Japanese and Pashto on Japanese vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Japanese and Pashto Language Codes
Japanese and Pashto language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Japanese and Pashto Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.