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Malaysian and Pashto


Pashto and Malaysian


Countries

Countries
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore  
Afganistan  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
1  
14

National Language
Malaysia  
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora  

Second Language
Indonesia  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Thailand  
Pakistan  

Regulated By
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka  
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)  

Interesting Facts
  • One of the most politically powerful language historically is Malaysian Language.
  • Malaysian earliest known inscriptions were found in South of Sumatra way back in 683-6 AD.
  
  • 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
Indonesian Language  
Persian and Balochi Languages  

Derived From
Tamil Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
7  
4

How Many Consonants
24  
14
29  
19

Scripts
Latin  
Arabic  

Writing Direction
-  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Hai  
(salaam) سلام  

Thank You
terima kasih  
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر  

How Are You?
Apa khabar?  
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟  

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

Good Evening
Selamat Petang  
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير  

Good Afternoon
Selamat tengah hari  
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير  

Good Morning
Selamat pagi  
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏  

Please
sila  
(lotfan) لطفا  

Sorry
maaf  
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم  

Bye
Selamat tinggal  
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان  

I Love You
Saya sayang kamu  
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)  

Excuse Me
Maafkan saya  
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Bengkulu  
Central Pashto  

Where They Speak
Bengkulu Province, Sumatra  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
1,600,000.00  
99+
6,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Pekal  
Northern Pashto  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
30,000.00  
99+
21,000,000.00  
25

Dialect 3
Musi  
Wanetsi  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
3,100,000.00  
99+
95,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
24  
20
21  
19

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
175.00 million  
10
60.00 million  
27

Speaking Population
1.16 %  
15
0.58 %  
28

Native Speakers
77.00 million  
12
60.00 million  
20

Second Language Speakers
98.00 million  
8
50.00 million  
18

Native Name
Bahasa melayu  
(paṧto) پښتو  

Alternative Names
Bahasa Malaysia  
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto  

French Name
malais  
pachto  

German Name
Malaiisch  
Paschtu  

Pronunciation
[baˈhasə malajˈsiə]  
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]  

Ethnicity
Malaysian people  
Pashtun  

History

Origin
c. 683 AD  
1651  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Iranian  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Ancient Malay, Old Malay, Pre-Modern MalayClassical Malay,  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Malay  
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto  

Language Position
54  
99+
82  
99+

Signed Forms
Malaysian Sign Language  
Pashto Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ms  
ps  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
msa  
pus  

ISO 639 2/B
may  
pus  

ISO 639 3
zsm  
pus  

ISO 639 6
may  
pus  

Glottocode
stan1306  
pash1269  

Linguasphere
No data available  
58-ABD-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative  
Fusional  

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

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Malaysian and Pashto Speaking population

Malaysian and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malaysian and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Malaysian and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malaysian language is 1.16 % 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 Malaysian and Pashto on Malaysian vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Malaysian and Pashto Language Codes

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

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