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Pashto and Belarusian


Belarusian and Pashto


Countries

Countries
Afganistan  
Belarus, Poland  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora  
Belarus, Gambia  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Poland  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Pakistan  
Czech Republic, Lithuania, Ukraine  

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)  
National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 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.
  
  • Since 1918, Belarusian has been the official language of Belarus.
  • Belarusian include many loanwords from Polish language.
  

Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages  
Russian and Ukrainian  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44  
24
48  
28

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
6  
3

How Many Consonants
29  
19
39  
28

Scripts
Arabic  
Cyrillic  

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
(salaam) سلام  
dobry dzień  

Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر  
Dziakuj  

How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟  
Jak vy ?  

Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير  
Dabranač  

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

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

Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏  
Dobraj ranicy  

Please
(lotfan) لطفا  
Kali laska  

Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم  
Vybačajcie  

Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان  
da pabačennia  

I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)  
JA liubliu ciabie  

Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم  
Vybačajcie  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Central Pashto  
North-Eastern Belarusian  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
North-East Belarus  

How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00  
99+
7,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Northern Pashto  
South-Western Belarusian  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
South-West Belarus  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
25
7,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Wanetsi  
Middle Belarusian  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Middle Belarus  

How Many People Speak
95,000.00  
99+
7,000,000.00  
33

Total No. Of Dialects
21  
19
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
28
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
60.00 million  
20
7.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
50.00 million  
18
5.89 million  
99+

Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو  
Беларуская мова (Bielaruskaja mova)  

Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto  
Belarusan, Belorussian, Bielorussian, Byelorussian, White Russian, White Ruthenian  

French Name
pachto  
biélorusse  

German Name
Paschtu  
Weißrussisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]  
[bʲɛlaˈruskʲi]  

Ethnicity
Pashtun  
Belarusians  

History

Origin
1651  
18th century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Slavic  

Branch
Iranian  
Eastern  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old East Slavic  

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

Language Position
82  
99+
79  
99+

Signed Forms
Pashto Sign Language  
Belarusian Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ps  
be  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pus  
bel  

ISO 639 2/B
pus  
bel  

ISO 639 3
pus  
bel  

ISO 639 6
pus  
bel  

Glottocode
pash1269  
bela1254  

Linguasphere
58-ABD-a  
53-AAA-eb < 53-AAA-e (varieties: 53-AAA-eba to 53-AAA-ebg)  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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

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Pashto and Belarusian Speaking population

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

Pashto and Belarusian Language Codes

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