Countries
Afganistan
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
Total No. Of Countries
16
0
46
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National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Spain
Speaking Continents
Asia
Europe
Minority Language
Pakistan
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, 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.
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Derived From
-
Latin
Alphabets in
Alphabets
4427
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
75
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
2923
9
60
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Scripts
Arabic
Latin
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
35
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks24 weeks
3
88
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Hello
(salaam) سلام
Hola
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
Gràcies
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Com estàs?
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Bona nit
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Bona nit
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Bona tarda
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Bon dia
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
Sisplau
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Perdó!
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
Adéu
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
T'estimo
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Dispensi!
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Caló
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
France, Portugal, Spain
How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00440,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Valencian
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Spain
How Many People Speak
21,000,000.002,400,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Ribagorçan
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Spain
How Many People Speak
95,000.004,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
218
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
60.00 million9.20 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.58 %0.12 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
60.00 million4.10 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
50.00 million5.10 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
català
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
French Name
pachto
catalan; valencien
German Name
Paschtu
Katalanisch
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
Ethnicity
Pashtun
Catalan people
Origin
1651
c. 1028
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Romance
Branch
Iranian
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Catalan
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
Language Position
8232
1
120
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Signed Forms
Pashto Sign Language
Signed Catalan
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ps
ca
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
pus
cat
ISO 639 2/B
pus
cat
ISO 639 3
pus
cat
ISO 639 6
pus
cat
Glottocode
pash1269
stan1289
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
51-AAA-e
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
-