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Maithili and Pashto


Pashto and Maithili


Countries

Countries
India, Nepal  
Afganistan  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
India, Nepal  
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora  

Second Language
Nepal  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Pakistan  

Regulated By
-  
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)  

Interesting Facts
  • Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
  • Maithili has rich literature.
  
  • 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
Bhojpuri Language  
Persian and Balochi Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
47  
27
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
7  
4

How Many Consonants
22  
12
29  
19

Scripts
Devanagari  
Arabic  

Writing Direction
-  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
pranam  
(salaam) سلام  

Thank You
dhanyabad  
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر  

How Are You?
Aahan kehan chhi ?  
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟  

Good Night
Śubharātri  
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير  

Good Evening
shubh sandhya  
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير  

Good Afternoon
dopahar ke bad namaskar  
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير  

Good Morning
Suprabhaat  
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏  

Please
kripaya  
(lotfan) لطفا  

Sorry
maf karai  
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم  

Bye
Alavidā  
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان  

I Love You
hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi  
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)  

Excuse Me
kripaya  
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Tharuwat  
Central Pashto  

Where They Speak
Nepal  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
35,000,000.00  
21
6,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Madhubani  
Northern Pashto  

Where They Speak
North India  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
35,000,000.00  
19
21,000,000.00  
25

Dialect 3
Khortha  
Wanetsi  

Where They Speak
Deoghar, France  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
35,000,000.00  
17
95,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
15  
14
21  
19

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
32.00 million  
35
60.00 million  
27

Speaking Population
0.41 %  
35
0.58 %  
28

Native Speakers
27.00 million  
30
60.00 million  
20

Second Language Speakers
2.80 million  
99+
50.00 million  
18

Native Name
मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)  
(paṧto) پښتو  

Alternative Names
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia  
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto  

French Name
maithili  
pachto  

German Name
Maithili  
Paschtu  

Pronunciation
[ˈmaitʰili]  
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]  

Ethnicity
Maithil  
Pashtun  

History

Origin
14th century  
1651  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Iranian  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

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

Language Position
40  
37
82  
99+

Signed Forms
Maithili Sign Language  
Pashto Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
ps  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mai  
pus  

ISO 639 2/B
mai  
pus  

ISO 639 3
mai  
pus  

ISO 639 6
mai  
pus  

Glottocode
mait1250  
pash1269  

Linguasphere
No data available  
58-ABD-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional  

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

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Maithili and Pashto Speaking population

Maithili and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maithili and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Maithili and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maithili language is 0.41 % 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 Maithili and Pashto on Maithili vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Maithili and Pashto Language Codes

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

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