Countries
India, Karnataka, India
Afganistan
Total No. Of Countries
11
0
46
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National Language
Karnataka, India
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Second Language
Goa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Pakistan
Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Interesting Facts
- Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
- Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
- 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
Telugu
Persian and Balochi Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
4944
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
147
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
3529
9
60
👆🏻
Scripts
Kannada Script
Arabic
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
53
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
👆🏻
Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
(salaam) سلام
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
(lotfan) لطفا
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Dialect 1
Badaga
Central Pashto
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
540,000.006,500,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Urali
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
kerala
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
6,440.0021,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Kurumba
Wanetsi
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
220,000.0095,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
2021
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
49.00 million60.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.58 %0.58 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
38.00 million60.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
11.00 million50.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
(paṧto) پښتو
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
French Name
kannada
pachto
German Name
Kannada
Paschtu
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
Pashtun
Origin
c. 450
1651
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
-
Indo-Iranian
Branch
-
Iranian
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Language Position
3182
1
120
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Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Pashto Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
kn
ps
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
kan
pus
ISO 639 2/B
kan
pus
ISO 639 3
kan
pus
ISO 639 6
kan
pus
Glottocode
nucl1305
pash1269
Linguasphere
No data available
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Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
-
Fusional