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Marathi and Pashto


Pashto and Marathi


Countries

Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra  
Afganistan  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
1  
14

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

Alphabets in
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200  
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
52  
31
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16  
13
7  
4

How Many Consonants
36  
26
29  
19

Scripts
Devanagari  
Arabic  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks  
2
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

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  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani  
Central Pashto  

Where They Speak
Kokan  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00  
99+
6,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Varhadi  
Northern Pashto  

Where They Speak
Vidarbha  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
21,000,000.00  
25

Dialect 3
Khandeshi  
Wanetsi  

Where They Speak
Khandesh  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00  
99+
95,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
42  
29
21  
19

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
71.00 million  
25
60.00 million  
27

Speaking Population
1.10 %  
19
0.58 %  
28

Native Speakers
68.00 million  
16
60.00 million  
20

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million  
99+
50.00 million  
18

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  

History

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
17  
15
82  
99+

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Pashto Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

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  

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

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Marathi and Pashto Speaking population

Marathi and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Marathi and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Marathi and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 % 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 Marathi and Pashto on Marathi vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Marathi and Pashto Language Codes

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

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