Countries
Afganistan
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Ethiopia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Pakistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
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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.
- Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
- Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
(salaam) سلام
Selam
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
amesege'nallo'
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Dehina newot?
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Dehna dur
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
melkam meshe't
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
i'ndemin walu
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
i'ndemin adäru
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
i'bakwon
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
aznallehu
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
tschao
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
afekirishalehu
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
yiqirta
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Gondar
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Gondar
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Gojjami
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Ethiopia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Ethiopia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
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Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
French Name
pachto
amharique
German Name
Paschtu
Amharisch
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
[amarɨɲɲa]
Ethnicity
Pashtun
Amharas
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Semitic
Early Forms
No early forms
Ge'ez
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Amharic
Signed Forms
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Signed Amharic
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
pash1269
amha1245
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
12-ACB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Fusional
All Pashto and Amharic 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 Amharic dialects. Various dialects of Pashto and Amharic language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Pashto are spoken in different Pashto Speaking Countries whereas Amharic Dialects are spoken in different Amharic speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Pashto vs Amharic Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto, Northern Pashto. Amharic dialects include: Gondar , Gojjami. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Pashto and Amharic Speaking population
Pashto and Amharic speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Amharic languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Amharic Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 %. 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 Amharic on Pashto vs Amharic where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Pashto and Amharic Language Codes
Pashto and Amharic language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Pashto and Amharic Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.