Countries
Afganistan
Bulgaria, European Union
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Bulgaria
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Europe
Minority Language
Pakistan
Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Ukraine
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Institute for the Bulgarian language
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 only Slavic language which has lost all its grammatical cases is Bulgarian.
- The first Slavic language to be written was Bulgarian in 9th century.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Macedonian language
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
(salaam) سلام
Здравейте (Zdraveĭte)
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
Благодаря ти (blagodarya ti)
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Как си? (Kak si?)
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Лека нощ (Leka nošt)
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Добър вечер (Dobãr večer)
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Добър ден (Dobãr den)
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Добро утро (Dobro utro)
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
Моля (Molja)
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Съжалявам (Sãžaljavam)
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
Довиждане (Doviždane)
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Обичам те (Običam te)
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Извинете ме (Izvinete me)
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Kotel-Elena-Dryanovo
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Bulgaria
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Panagyurishte
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Bulgaria
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Bulgaria
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
български (bãlgarski)
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Balgarski
French Name
pachto
bulgare
German Name
Paschtu
Bulgarisch
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Pashtun
Not Available
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Slavic
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Bulgarian, Middle Bulgarian, Modern Bulgarian
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Standard Bulgarian
Signed Forms
Not Available
Bulgarian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
buls
Glottocode
pash1269
bulg1262
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
53-AAA-hb
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Not Available
All Pashto and Bulgarian 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 Bulgarian dialects. Various dialects of Pashto and Bulgarian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Pashto are spoken in different Pashto Speaking Countries whereas Bulgarian Dialects are spoken in different Bulgarian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Pashto vs Bulgarian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto, Northern Pashto. Bulgarian dialects include: Kotel-Elena-Dryanovo , Panagyurishte. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Pashto and Bulgarian Speaking population
Pashto and Bulgarian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Bulgarian languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Bulgarian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Bulgarian language is Not Available. 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 Bulgarian on Pashto vs Bulgarian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Pashto and Bulgarian Language Codes
Pashto and Bulgarian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Pashto and Bulgarian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.