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Pashto and Bhojpuri


Bhojpuri and Pashto


Countries

Countries
Afganistan  
India, No official status  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
0  
15

National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora  
India  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Pakistan  
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)  
-  

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.
  
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  

Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages  
Maithili and Magahi  

Derived From
-  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44  
24
43  
23

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
11  
8

How Many Consonants
29  
19
34  
24

Scripts
Arabic  
Devanagari  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
(salaam) سلام  
प्रणाम (prannam)  

Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر  
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)  

How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟  
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)  

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

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

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

Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Please
(lotfan) لطفا  
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)  

Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  

Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان  
प्रणाम (prannam)  

I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)  
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)  

Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Central Pashto  
Caribbean Hindustani  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  

How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00  
99+
16,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Northern Pashto  
Fiji Hindi  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
25
380,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Wanetsi  
Tharu Bhojpuri  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
India  

How Many People Speak
95,000.00  
99+
38,000,000.00  
16

Total No. Of Dialects
21  
19
13  
13

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million  
27
40.00 million  
31

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
28
0.43 %  
33

Native Speakers
60.00 million  
20
40.00 million  
24

Second Language Speakers
50.00 million  
18
38.00 million  
23

Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو  
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)  

Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto  
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas  

French Name
pachto  
bhojpuri  

German Name
Paschtu  
Bhojpuri  

Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]  
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/  

Ethnicity
Pashtun  
Bhojpuri speakers  

History

Origin
1651  
19th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
-  

Branch
Iranian  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

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

Language Position
82  
99+
37  
34

Signed Forms
Pashto Sign Language  
Bhojpuri Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ps  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pus  
bho  

ISO 639 2/B
pus  
bho  

ISO 639 3
pus  
bho  

ISO 639 6
pus  
bho  

Glottocode
pash1269  
bhoj1246  

Linguasphere
58-ABD-a  
59-AAF-sa  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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

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Pashto and Bhojpuri Speaking population

Pashto and Bhojpuri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Bhojpuri languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Bhojpuri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 %. 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 Bhojpuri on Pashto vs Bhojpuri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Pashto and Bhojpuri Language Codes

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