Countries
Afganistan
Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, Georgia, Republic of Abkhazia
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Abkhazia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Europe
Minority Language
Pakistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Not Available
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.
- Abkhaz is a north-west Caucasian language.
- Abkhaz is spoken in Abkhazia by only 100,000 people, while in Turkey there are 500,000 people speaking Abkhaz.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Adyghe language, Abaza language
Derived From
Not Available
Caucasian languages
Alphabets in
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Abkhaz-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Hello
(salaam) سلام
Бзиа збаша (Bzia zbaşa)
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
Иҭабуп (It̢abup)
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Ушҧаҟоу? (Ušṗaꝁou?)
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Ашара шәзыбзиарахааит (Ašara šəzybziaraxaait)
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Уа, мшы бзиа (Ua, mšy bzia)
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Уа, мшы бзиа (Ua, mšy bzia)
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Уа, Шьыжьы бзиа (Ua, Š’yž’y bzia)
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
Not Available
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Not Available
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
Абзиараз (Abziaraz)
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Not available
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Not available
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Bzyb
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Abkhazia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Abzhywa
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Caucasus
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Turkey
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
аҧсуа бызшәа (aṗsua byzš˚a)
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Abxazo, Abkhazian
French Name
pachto
abkhaze
German Name
Paschtu
Abchasisch
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Pashtun
Abkhaz people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Northwest Caucasian
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Not Available
Branch
Iranian
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Abkhaz
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
abks
Glottocode
pash1269
abkh1244
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Historical
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Agglutinative
All Pashto and Abkhaz 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 Pashto and Abkhaz dialects. Various dialects of Pashto and Abkhaz language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Pashto are spoken in different Pashto Speaking Countries whereas Abkhaz Dialects are spoken in different Abkhaz speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Pashto vs Abkhaz Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto, Northern Pashto. Abkhaz dialects include: Bzyb , Abzhywa. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Pashto and Abkhaz Speaking population
Pashto and Abkhaz speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Abkhaz languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Abkhaz Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Abkhaz language is Not Available. 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 Pashto and Abkhaz on Pashto vs Abkhaz where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Pashto and Abkhaz Language Codes
Pashto and Abkhaz language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Pashto and Abkhaz Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.