Countries
Afganistan
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
France, Spain
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Pakistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee
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.
- The Basque language is the oldest European language.
- Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Spanish
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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Hello
(salaam) سلام
Kaixo
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
Eskerrik asko
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Zer moduz?
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Gabon
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Arratsalde on
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Arratsalde on
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Egun on
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
Mesedez
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Barkatu
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
Agur
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Maite zaitut
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Barkatu
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Navarro-Lapurdian
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
France
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Souletin
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
France, Soule, Spain
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Biscayan
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Spain
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
Euskara
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense
French Name
pachto
basque
German Name
Paschtu
Baskisch
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
[bɑːsk]
Ethnicity
Pashtun
Basque people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Vasconic Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Basque
Signed Forms
Pashto Sign Language
Basque Sign Language
Glottocode
pash1269
basq1248
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
40-AAA-a
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Agglutinative
All Pashto and Basque 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 Basque dialects. Various dialects of Pashto and Basque language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Pashto are spoken in different Pashto Speaking Countries whereas Basque Dialects are spoken in different Basque speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Pashto vs Basque Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto, Northern Pashto. Basque dialects include: Navarro-Lapurdian , Souletin. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Pashto and Basque Speaking population
Pashto and Basque speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Basque languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Basque Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Basque language is 0.12 %. 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 Basque on Pashto vs Basque where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Pashto and Basque Language Codes
Pashto and Basque language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Pashto and Basque Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.