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Navajo and Pashto


Pashto and Navajo


Countries

Countries
United States of America  
Afganistan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
United States of America  
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
North America  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Pakistan  

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

Interesting Facts
  • Navajo language is tonal language, as it heavily relies on pitch to distinguish between similar words.
  • Navajo ethinc group is 2nd largest Native American group.
  
  • 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
Apache Language  
Persian and Balochi Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
36  
18
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
7  
4

How Many Consonants
34  
24
29  
19

Scripts
Latin  
Arabic  

Writing Direction
-  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks  
19
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Yá'át'ééh  
(salaam) سلام  

Thank You
Ahéhee'  
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر  

How Are You?
Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná?  
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟  

Good Night
Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į'  
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير  

Good Evening
Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní  
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير  

Good Afternoon
Yá'át'ééh  
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير  

Good Morning
Yá'át'ééh abíní  
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏  

Please
T'aa shoodi  
(lotfan) لطفا  

Sorry
Nízhdził  
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم  

Bye
Hágoónee’  
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان  

I Love You
Ayóó ánííníshí  
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)  

Excuse Me
Shoohá  
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Navajo1  
Central Pashto  

Where They Speak
Arizona  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
170,000.00  
99+
6,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Navajo2  
Northern Pashto  

Where They Speak
New Mexico  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
170,000.00  
99+
21,000,000.00  
25

Dialect 3
Navajo3  
Wanetsi  

Where They Speak
Utah  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
120,000.00  
99+
95,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
21  
19

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.70 million  
99+
60.00 million  
27

Speaking Population
0.05 %  
99+
0.58 %  
28

Native Speakers
1.70 million  
99+
60.00 million  
20

Second Language Speakers
0.17 million  
99+
50.00 million  
18

Native Name
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí  
(paṧto) پښتو  

Alternative Names
Navaho  
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto  

French Name
navaho  
pachto  

German Name
Navajo-Sprache  
Paschtu  

Pronunciation
[ˈnævəhoʊ]  
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]  

Ethnicity
Navajo people  
Pashtun  

History

Origin
1500 CE  
1651  

Language Family
Dené–Yeniseian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Athapascan  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Iranian  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

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

Language Position
29  
27
82  
99+

Signed Forms
Navajo Sign Language  
Pashto Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
nv  
ps  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
nav  
pus  

ISO 639 2/B
nav  
pus  

ISO 639 3
nav  
pus  

ISO 639 6
nav  
pus  

Glottocode
nava1243  
pash1269  

Linguasphere
No data available  
58-ABD-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic  
Fusional  

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All Navajo 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 Navajo and Pashto dialects. Various dialects of Navajo and Pashto language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Navajo are spoken in different Navajo Speaking Countries whereas Pashto Dialects are spoken in different Pashto speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Navajo vs Pashto Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Navajo dialects include: Navajo1, Navajo2. Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto , Northern Pashto. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Navajo and Pashto Speaking population

Navajo and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Navajo and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Navajo and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Navajo language is 0.05 % 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 Navajo and Pashto on Navajo vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Navajo and Pashto Language Codes

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

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