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Pashto and Catalan


Catalan and Pashto


Countries

Countries
Afganistan  
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
6  
9

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

Alphabets in
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
44  
24
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
5  
2

How Many Consonants
29  
19
23  
13

Scripts
Arabic  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

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!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Central Pashto  
Caló  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
France, Portugal, Spain  

How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00  
99+
440,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Northern Pashto  
Valencian  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Spain  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
25
2,400,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Wanetsi  
Ribagorçan  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Spain  

How Many People Speak
95,000.00  
99+
4,000,000.00  
40

Total No. Of Dialects
21  
19
8  
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
28
0.12 %  
99+

Native Speakers
60.00 million  
20
4.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
50.00 million  
18
5.10 million  
99+

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  

History

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
82  
99+
32  
30

Signed Forms
Pashto Sign Language  
Signed Catalan  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

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  
-  

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

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Pashto and Catalan Speaking population

Pashto and Catalan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Catalan languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Catalan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Catalan language is 0.12 %. 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 Catalan on Pashto vs Catalan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Pashto and Catalan Language Codes

Pashto and Catalan language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Pashto and Catalan Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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