Countries
China, Mongolia
Afganistan
National Language
China, Mongolia
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Pakistan
Regulated By
Council for Language and Literature Work, State Language Council (Mongolia)
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Interesting Facts
- Mongolian was first written using Phagspa script in late 13th century.
- There is no connection between Mongolian, Japanese and Korean, but still in terms of grammar and sentence structure they are very similar.
- 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
Turkish Language
Persian and Balochi Languages
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Mongolian alphabets: Traditional Mongolian script
Arabic
Writing Direction
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Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
Сайн уу (Sain uu)
(salaam) سلام
Thank You
та бүхэнд баярлалаа (ta bükhend bayarlalaa)
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
How Are You?
Юу байна? (Yuu baina?)
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Good Night
Сайн шөнийн (Sain shöniin)
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Good Evening
Сайн үдэш (Sain üdesh)
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Good Afternoon
Сайн Үдээс хойш (Sain Üdees khoish)
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Good Morning
Өглөөний мэнд (Öglöönii mend)
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Please
Хэрэв (Kherev)
(lotfan) لطفا
Sorry
Уучлаарай (Uuchlaarai)
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Bye
Баяртай (Bayartai)
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
I Love You
Би чамд хайртай (Bi chamd khairtai)
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Excuse Me
Өршөөгөөрэй (Örshöögöörei)
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Dialect 1
Khalkha Mongolian
Central Pashto
Where They Speak
Mongolia
Afganistan, Pakistan
Dialect 2
Ordos Mongolian
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
Mongolia
Afganistan, Pakistan
Dialect 3
Khorchin Mongolian
Wanetsi
Where They Speak
Mongolia
Afganistan, Pakistan
Native Name
монгол (mongol) монгол хэл (mongol hêl)
(paṧto) پښتو
Alternative Names
Khalkha, Buryat, Oirat
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
French Name
mongol
pachto
German Name
Mongolisch
Paschtu
Pronunciation
/mɔŋɢɔ̆ɮ xiɮ/
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Ethnicity
Mongols
Pashtun
Language Family
Mongolic family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Mongolian
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
Middle Mongolian, Classical Mongolian, Mongolian
No early forms
Standard Forms
Khalkha, Southern Mongolian
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Signed Forms
Mongolian Sign Language
Pashto Sign Language
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
mong1331
pash1269
Linguasphere
part of 44-BAA-b
58-ABD-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional
All Mongolian 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 Mongolian and Pashto dialects. Various dialects of Mongolian and Pashto language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Mongolian are spoken in different Mongolian Speaking Countries whereas Pashto Dialects are spoken in different Pashto speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Mongolian vs Pashto Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Mongolian dialects include: Khalkha Mongolian, Ordos Mongolian. Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto , Northern Pashto. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Mongolian and Pashto Speaking population
Mongolian and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Mongolian and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Mongolian and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Mongolian language is 0.14 % 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 Mongolian and Pashto on Mongolian vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Mongolian and Pashto Language Codes
Mongolian and Pashto language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Mongolian and Pashto Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.