Countries
Afganistan
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Europe, North America, South America
Minority Language
Pakistan
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language 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.
- Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are mutually intelligible, that means if u learn Danish is almost like learning three languages in one.
- There are 9 vowels in Danish language, which can be pronounced in 16 different ways.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Norwegian and Swedish
Derived From
-
Old Norse Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
(salaam) سلام
Hallo
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
Mange tak
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Hvordan har du det?
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
God nat
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
God aften
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
God eftermiddag
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
God morgen
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
Please
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Undskyld!
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
Farvel
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Jeg elsker dig
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Undskyld mig
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Scanian
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Sweden
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Jutlandic
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Denmark
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Bornholmsk
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Island of Bornholm
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
dansk
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Dansk, Rigsdansk
French Name
pachto
danois
German Name
Paschtu
Dänisch
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]
Ethnicity
Pashtun
Danish people or Danes
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Rigsdansk
Signed Forms
Pashto Sign Language
Signed Danish
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
pash1269
dani1284
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Fusional
All Pashto and Danish 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 Danish dialects. Various dialects of Pashto and Danish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Pashto are spoken in different Pashto Speaking Countries whereas Danish Dialects are spoken in different Danish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Pashto vs Danish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto, Northern Pashto. Danish dialects include: Scanian , Jutlandic. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Pashto and Danish Speaking population
Pashto and Danish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Danish languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Danish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Danish language is 0.07 %. 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 Danish on Pashto vs Danish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Pashto and Danish Language Codes
Pashto and Danish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Pashto and Danish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.