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Macedonian and Pashto


Pashto and Macedonian


Countries

Countries
Macedonia  
Afganistan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia  
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
Albania, Romania, Serbia  
Pakistan  

Regulated By
Macedonian Language Institute "Krste Misirkov"  
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)  

Interesting Facts
  • There are plenty of loan words in Macedonian language from the Serbian, Bulgarian and Russian languages.
  • The only Indo-European language that make use of the narrative mood is Macedonian language.
  
  • 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
Bulgarian, Polish, Russian and Serbian Languages  
Persian and Balochi Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
31  
13
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
7  
4

How Many Consonants
26  
16
29  
19

Scripts
Cyrillic, Macedonian Braille  
Arabic  

Writing Direction
-  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Здраво (Zdravo)  
(salaam) سلام  

Thank You
Благодарам (Blagodaram)  
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر  

How Are You?
Како си? (Kako si?)  
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟  

Good Night
Добра ноќ (Dobra nok)  
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير  

Good Evening
Добра вечер (Dobra večer)  
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير  

Good Afternoon
Добар ден (Dobar den)  
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير  

Good Morning
Добро утро (Dobro utro)  
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏  

Please
Ве молиме (Ve molime)  
(lotfan) لطفا  

Sorry
жал (žal)  
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم  

Bye
Чао (Čao)  
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان  

I Love You
Те сакам (Te sakam)  
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)  

Excuse Me
Извинете ме (Izvinete me)  
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Torlakian  
Central Pashto  

Where They Speak
Bulgaria, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
1.50  
99+
6,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Debar  
Northern Pashto  

Where They Speak
Macedonia  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
2,000,000.00  
99+
21,000,000.00  
25

Dialect 3
Galičnik  
Wanetsi  

Where They Speak
Macedonia  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
2,100,000.00  
99+
95,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
28  
23
21  
19

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
2.50 million  
99+
60.00 million  
27

Speaking Population
0.05 %  
99+
0.58 %  
28

Native Speakers
2.50 million  
99+
60.00 million  
20

Second Language Speakers
2.00 million  
99+
50.00 million  
18

Native Name
македонски (Makedonski) македонски јазик (makedonski jazik)  
(paṧto) پښتو  

Alternative Names
Macedonian Slavic, Makedonski, Slavic  
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto  

French Name
macédonien  
pachto  

German Name
Makedonisch  
Paschtu  

Pronunciation
[maˈkɛdɔnski ˈjazik]  
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]  

Ethnicity
Macedonians  
Pashtun  

History

Origin
2200 BC  
1651  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Slavic  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Southern  
Iranian  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

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

Language Position
45  
99+
82  
99+

Signed Forms
Macedonian Sign Language  
Pashto Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mk  
ps  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mkd  
pus  

ISO 639 2/B
mac  
pus  

ISO 639 3
mkd  
pus  

ISO 639 6
mkd  
pus  

Glottocode
mace1250  
pash1269  

Linguasphere
53-AAA-ha  
58-ABD-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic  
Fusional  

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

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Macedonian and Pashto Speaking population

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

Macedonian and Pashto Language Codes

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

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