Countries
India, Nepal
Afganistan
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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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Devanagari
Arabic
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
नमस्ते (namaste)
(salaam) سلام
Thank You
धन्यवाद (dhanyabad)
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
How Are You?
तिमीलाई कस्तो छ? (timi lai kasto cha?)
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Good Night
शुभ रात्री (subha ratri)
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Good Evening
शुभ सन्ध्या (subha sandhya)
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Good Afternoon
Good afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (subha prabhat)
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Please
कृपया
(lotfan) لطفا
Sorry
माफ गनुस् (maapha ganus)
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Bye
नमस्ते (namaste)
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
I Love You
म तपाइलाइ माया गर्छु। (ma tapainlai maya garchu)
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Excuse Me
माफ गनुस् (maapha ganus)
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Dialect 1
Doteli
Central Pashto
Where They Speak
Nepal
Afganistan, Pakistan
Dialect 2
Bajhangi
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
India, Nepal
Afganistan, Pakistan
Dialect 3
Baitadeli
Wanetsi
Where They Speak
Nepal
Afganistan, Pakistan
Native Name
नेपाली (nēpālī)
(paṧto) پښتو
Alternative Names
Eastern Pahadi, Gorkhali, Gurkhali, Khaskura, Nepalese, Parbate
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
French Name
népalais
pachto
German Name
Nepali
Paschtu
Pronunciation
[neˈpali]
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Ethnicity
Gurkha, Khas people, Madhesi and Tharu
Pashtun
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
Khas language, Gurkhali, Parbatiya, Dzongkha Lhotshammikha
No early forms
Standard Forms
Nepali
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Signed Forms
Signed Nepali
Pashto Sign Language
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
nepa1254
pash1269
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
Fusional
All Nepali 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 Nepali and Pashto dialects. Various dialects of Nepali and Pashto language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Nepali are spoken in different Nepali Speaking Countries whereas Pashto Dialects are spoken in different Pashto speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Nepali vs Pashto Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Nepali dialects include: Doteli, Bajhangi. Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto , Northern Pashto. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Nepali and Pashto Speaking population
Nepali and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Nepali and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Nepali and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Nepali language is 0.25 % 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 Nepali and Pashto on Nepali vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Nepali and Pashto Language Codes
Nepali and Pashto language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Nepali and Pashto Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.