Countries
India, Pakistan
Afganistan
National Language
India, Pakistan
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Pakistan
Regulated By
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Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Interesting Facts
- Kashmiri is the only Daridc language with literature which was originated more than seven hundred and fifty years ago.
- Kashmiri has thousands of loan words from Persian and Arabic Languages.
- 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
Hindi and Urdu Languages
Persian and Balochi Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Arabic, Perso-Arabic script
Arabic
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
Assalām ‘alaikum
(salaam) سلام
Thank You
शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya)
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
How Are You?
तोहय छिवा वारय? (tohy ch'ivaa vaarai?)
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Good Night
शबे खैर । (shabey k'eūr)
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Good Evening
سہا مسا
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Good Afternoon
Hach t'ochoktiya
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Good Morning
Hach ch'i
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Please
مهربانی کر
(lotfan) لطفا
Sorry
माफ कॅरिव । (maap' keuriv)
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Bye
Khuda hāfiz
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
I Love You
be chus che seth mohabat karaan
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Excuse Me
वय त्रॅाविव । (vat' treūviv)
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Dialect 1
Kashtawari
Central Pashto
Where They Speak
India, Koshtawar valley, southeast kashmir, India
Afganistan, Pakistan
Dialect 2
Poguli
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
Pogul and Paristan valleys
Afganistan, Pakistan
Dialect 3
Rambani
Wanetsi
Where They Speak
India
Afganistan, Pakistan
Native Name
कॉशुर / كٲشُر
(paṧto) پښتو
Alternative Names
Cashmeeree, Cashmiri, Kacmiri, Kaschemiri, Keshur, Koshur
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
French Name
kashmiri
pachto
German Name
Kaschmiri
Paschtu
Pronunciation
[kəːʃur]
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Ethnicity
Kashmiris or koshur
Pashtun
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Kashmiri
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Pashto Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
kash1277
pash1269
Linguasphere
No data available
58-ABD-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional
Kashmiri and Pashto Speaking population
Kashmiri and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kashmiri and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Kashmiri and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kashmiri language is 0.05 % 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 Kashmiri and Pashto on Kashmiri vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kashmiri and Pashto Language Codes
Kashmiri and Pashto language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kashmiri and Pashto Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.