Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
Afganistan
Total No. Of Countries
41
0
46
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National Language
India
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius
Pakistan
Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Interesting Facts
- Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
- Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
- 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
Konkani Language
Persian and Balochi Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
5244
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
167
0
32
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How Many Consonants
3629
9
60
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Scripts
Devanagari
Arabic
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
33
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
(salaam) سلام
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
(lotfan) لطفا
Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Bye
बाय (Bāya)
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani
Central Pashto
Where They Speak
Kokan
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.006,500,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Varhadi
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
Vidarbha
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
7,000,000.0021,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Khandeshi
Wanetsi
Where They Speak
Khandesh
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
1,900,000.0095,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
4221
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
71.00 million60.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
1.10 %0.58 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
68.00 million60.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
3.00 million50.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)
(paṧto) پښتو
Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
French Name
marathe
pachto
German Name
Marathi
Paschtu
Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Ethnicity
Marathi people
Pashtun
Origin
10th century
1651
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Indic
Iranian
Language Forms
Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
No early forms
Standard Forms
Marathi
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Language Position
1782
1
120
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Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Pashto Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
mr
ps
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
mar
pus
ISO 639 2/B
mar
pus
ISO 639 3
mar
pus
ISO 639 6
mar
pus
Glottocode
mara1378
pash1269
Linguasphere
omr
58-ABD-a
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
-
Fusional