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Pashto and Bulgarian


Bulgarian and Pashto


Countries

Countries
Afganistan  
Bulgaria, European Union  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

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
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44  
24
30  
12

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
6  
3

How Many Consonants
29  
19
36  
26

Scripts
Arabic  
Cyrillic  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

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)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Central Pashto  
Kotel-Elena-Dryanovo  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Bulgaria  

How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00  
99+
9,200,000.00  
38

Dialect 2
Northern Pashto  
Panagyurishte  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Bulgaria  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
25
9,000,000.00  
38

Dialect 3
Wanetsi  
Pirdop  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Bulgaria  

How Many People Speak
95,000.00  
99+
9,000,000.00  
30

Total No. Of Dialects
21  
19
58  
32

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
28
0.21 %  
99+

Native Speakers
60.00 million  
20
7.80 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
50.00 million  
18
9.00 million  
99+

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]  
[ˈbɤɫɡɐrski]  

Ethnicity
Pashtun  
Bulgarian people  

History

Origin
1651  
9th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Slavic  

Branch
Iranian  
Southern  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Bulgarian, Middle Bulgarian, Modern Bulgarian  

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

Language Position
82  
99+
88  
99+

Signed Forms
Pashto Sign Language  
Bulgarian Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ps  
bg  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pus  
bul  

ISO 639 2/B
pus  
bul  

ISO 639 3
pus  
bul  

ISO 639 6
pus  
buls  

Glottocode
pash1269  
bulg1262  

Linguasphere
58-ABD-a  
53-AAA-hb  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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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.

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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 0.21 %. 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.

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