Countries
Afganistan
Hong Kong, Macau
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
China, Guangdong
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Pakistan
Hawaii
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
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.
- Cantonese have lot of slangs, many of them include words that do not make sense at all and some also have English in them.
- Even though Cantonese and Mandarin are dialects of Chinese, Cantonese has 8 tones instead of Mandarin's 4.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Chinese Language
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Alphabets in
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200
Cantonese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Arabic
Chinese Characters and derivatives
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
谢谢
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
你好吗？
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
晚安
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
晚上好
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
下午好
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
早上好
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
遗憾
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
再见
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
我爱你
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
原谅我
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Guangzhou
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
outside mainland China
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Xiguan
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Hong Kong
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Hong Kong
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Hong Kong
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
Kwang Tung Wa
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Guangfu, Metropolitan Cantonese
French Name
pachto
Not Available
German Name
Paschtu
Not Available
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Pashtun
Not Available
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Not Available
Branch
Iranian
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Standard Cantonese
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Not Available
ISO 639 1
ps
No data available
ISO 639 2/T
pus
Not Available
ISO 639 2/B
pus
Not Available
ISO 639 3
pus
No data available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
pash1269
cant1236
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Not Available
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Not Available
All Pashto and Cantonese 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 Cantonese dialects. Various dialects of Pashto and Cantonese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Pashto are spoken in different Pashto Speaking Countries whereas Cantonese Dialects are spoken in different Cantonese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Pashto vs Cantonese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto, Northern Pashto. Cantonese dialects include: Guangzhou , Xiguan. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Pashto and Cantonese Speaking population
Pashto and Cantonese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Cantonese languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Cantonese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Cantonese language is 16.00 %. 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 Cantonese on Pashto vs Cantonese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Pashto and Cantonese Language Codes
Pashto and Cantonese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Pashto and Cantonese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.