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Pashto and Estonian


Estonian and Pashto


Countries

Countries
Afganistan  
Estonia, European Union  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora  
Estonia, Gambia  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

Minority Language
Pakistan  
Denmark, Russia, Sweden  

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)  
Institute of the Estonian 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.
  
  • Estonian language is considered to be powerful symbol of Estonian identity and culture.
  • Estonian language has adopted many words with Finnish language.
  

Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages  
Finnish  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44  
24
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
9  
6

How Many Consonants
29  
19
18  
8

Scripts
Arabic  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
(salaam) سلام  
Tere  

Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر  
aitäh  

How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟  
kuidas sul läheb  

Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير  
Head ööd  

Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير  
Tere õhtust  

Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير  
Tere päevast  

Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏  
Tere hommikust  

Please
(lotfan) لطفا  
Palun  

Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم  
Vabandust  

Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان  
Head aega  

I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)  
ma armastan sind  

Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم  
Vabandage  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Central Pashto  
Keskmurre  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Gabon, Northeastern coast of Estonia  

How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00  
99+
1,300,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Northern Pashto  
Tartu  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Georgia, South Estonia  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
25
1,300,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Wanetsi  
Idamurre  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
France, Northwestern shore of Lake Peipsi.  

How Many People Speak
95,000.00  
99+
1,300,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
21  
19
8  
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
28
0.03 %  
99+

Native Speakers
60.00 million  
20
0.95 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
50.00 million  
18
1.10 million  
99+

Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو  
eesti keel  

Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto  
Eesti keel  

French Name
pachto  
estonien  

German Name
Paschtu  
Estnisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]  
[eˈstˑoˑniˑa]  

Ethnicity
Pashtun  
Estonians  

History

Origin
1651  
13th century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Uralic Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Finno-Ugric  

Branch
Iranian  
Finnic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

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

Language Position
82  
99+
22  
20

Signed Forms
Pashto Sign Language  
Estonian Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
ps  
et  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pus  
est  

ISO 639 2/B
pus  
est  

ISO 639 3
pus  
est  

ISO 639 6
pus  
est  

Glottocode
pash1269  
esto1258  

Linguasphere
58-ABD-a  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Agglutinative  

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

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Pashto and Estonian Speaking population

Pashto and Estonian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Estonian languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Estonian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Estonian language is 0.03 %. 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 Estonian on Pashto vs Estonian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Pashto and Estonian Language Codes

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

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