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Pashto and Albanian


Albanian and Pashto


Countries

Countries
Afganistan  
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora  
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

Minority Language
Pakistan  
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania  

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)  
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana  

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.
  
  • Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
  • 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
    •   

Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages  
Romanian  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44  
24
36  
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
7  
4

How Many Consonants
29  
19
29  
19

Scripts
Arabic  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
(salaam) سلام  
Përshëndetje  

Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر  
Ju faleminderit  

How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟  
Si jeni?  

Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير  
natën e mirë  

Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير  
mirëmbrëma  

Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير  
mirëdita  

Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏  
mirëmengjes  

Please
(lotfan) لطفا  
Ju lutem  

Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم  
Me fal  

Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان  
mirupafshim  

I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)  
unë e dua ju  

Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم  
Më falni  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Central Pashto  
Gheg Albanian  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia  

How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00  
99+
3,400,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Northern Pashto  
Tosk Albanian  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
25
1,800,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Wanetsi  
Arbëresh  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Italy  

How Many People Speak
95,000.00  
99+
100,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
21  
19
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
28
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
60.00 million  
20
3.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
50.00 million  
18
3.60 million  
99+

Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو  
shqip / gjuha shqipe  

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

French Name
pachto  
albanais  

German Name
Paschtu  
Albanisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]  
[ʃcip]  

Ethnicity
Pashtun  
Albanians  

History

Origin
1651  
1462 AD  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
-  

Branch
Iranian  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Albanian  

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

Language Position
82  
99+
14  
13

Signed Forms
Pashto Sign Language  
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ps  
sq  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pus  
sqi  

ISO 639 2/B
pus  
alb  

ISO 639 3
pus  
sqi  

ISO 639 6
pus  
sqi  

Glottocode
pash1269  
alba1267  

Linguasphere
58-ABD-a  
55-AAA-aaa  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Synthetic  

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

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Pashto and Albanian Speaking population

Pashto and Albanian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Albanian languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Albanian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Albanian language is 0.11 %. 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 Albanian on Pashto vs Albanian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Pashto and Albanian Language Codes

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

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