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Nepali and Pashto Speaking countries

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Countries

Countries

India, Nepal
Afganistan

Total No. Of Countries

21
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National Language

Nepal
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora

Second Language

Republic of Brazil
Not spoken in any of the countries

Speaking Continents

Asia
Asia

Minority Language

People's Republic of China
Pakistan

Regulated By

Language Academy of Nepal
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)

Interesting Facts

  • Before the term "Nepali" was coined, historically the language was first called the Khas language, Gorkhali or Gukhali.
  • Nepali has borrowed many loanwords from neighboring Tibeto-Burmese languages.
  • 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

Hindi
Persian and Balochi Languages

Derived From

Sanskrit Language
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Nepali vs Pashto Countries

Comparing Nepali vs Pashto countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Nepali and Pashto languages.

So we find that, total number of countries where Nepali is official language is 2 whereas total number of countries where Pashto is official language is 1

Find if Nepali and Pashto are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Nepali and Pashto speaking countries will give you the presence of Nepali and Pashto languages in different countries. Along with Nepali vs Pashto countries, you can also compare Nepali vs Pashto.

Nepali and Pashto as Minority Language

In Nepali and Pashto speaking countries you will get the countries which have Nepali and Pashto as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Nepali as minority language: People's Republic of China.
  • Pashto as minority language: Pakistan.

If you want to compare Nepali and Pashto dialects, then you can go to Nepali vs Pashto Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Nepali and Pashto Regulators

Nepali and Pashto speaking countries provide you Nepali and Pashto regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Language Academy of Nepal regulates Nepali language.Pashto is regulated by Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan). Also get to learn, Nepali and Pashto Language History.

Nepali and Pashto Continents

Thinking about Nepali and Pashto continents in which Nepali and Pashto speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Nepali and Pashto. Most of the Nepali speaking countries lie in Asia. While Pashto speaking countries lie in Asia. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Nepali and Pashto languages:

Nepali Interesting Facts:

  • Before the term "Nepali" was coined, historically the language was first called the Khas language, Gorkhali or Gukhali.
  • Nepali has borrowed many loanwords from neighboring Tibeto-Burmese languages.

Pashto Interesting Facts:

  • Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
  • The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.

The Nepali language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Hindi whereas Nepali language is similar to Persian and Balochi Languages and derived from .