Countries
Afganistan
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Syria, Turkey
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Azerbaijan, Gambia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Pakistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences
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.
- Even though Official language of Azerbaijan is Azerbaijani, the Business language is Azerbaijani, English and Russian.
- Azerbaijan is known as “Land of Fire”, is country with unique culture and spellbinding history.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Turkish
Derived From
Not Available
Osmanly language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Hello
(salaam) سلام
Salam
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
Təşəkkür edirəm
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
necəsən
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
yaxşı gecə
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Axşamınız xeyir
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Günortanız Xeyir
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Sabahınız xeyir
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
lütfən
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
üzr
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
xudafiz
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Mən səni sevirəm
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Bağışlayın
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Derbent
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Russia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Gazakh
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Azerbaijan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Azerbaijan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
Azərbaycan dili / Азәрбајҹан дили / آذربايجانجا ديلي
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Azeri, Azari, Azeri Turkish, Azerbaijani Turkish
German Name
Paschtu
Aserbeidschanisch
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
[ɑzærbɑjdʒɑn dili]
Ethnicity
Pashtun
Azerbaijani
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Turkic Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Turkic
Branch
Iranian
Southwestern(Oghuz)
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Azerbaijani
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
pash1269
azer1255
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
44-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Agglutinative
All Pashto and Azerbaijani 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 Azerbaijani dialects. Various dialects of Pashto and Azerbaijani language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Pashto are spoken in different Pashto Speaking Countries whereas Azerbaijani Dialects are spoken in different Azerbaijani speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Pashto vs Azerbaijani Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto, Northern Pashto. Azerbaijani dialects include: Derbent , Gazakh. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Pashto and Azerbaijani Speaking population
Pashto and Azerbaijani speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Azerbaijani languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Azerbaijani Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Azerbaijani language is 0.34 %. 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 Azerbaijani on Pashto vs Azerbaijani where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Pashto and Azerbaijani Language Codes
Pashto and Azerbaijani language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Pashto and Azerbaijani Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.