Countries
Afganistan
Fiji, India
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Oceania
Minority Language
Pakistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Central Hindi Directorate
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.
- In Hindi language, nouns are followed by post positions.
- In Hindi, there are many familiar words in English which are in Hindi or of Hindi origin.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Urdu
Derived From
-
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
(salaam) سلام
नमस्ते (Namastē)
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
तुम कैसे हो? (Tuma kaisē hō?)
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
शुभरात्रि (Śubharātri)
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
शुभ सन्ध्या (shubh sandhya)
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
दोपहर के बाद नमस्कार (dopahar ke bad namaskar)
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
सुप्रभात (Suprabhāta)
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
खेद (Khēda)
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
अलविदा (Alavidā)
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
मैं आपसे प्यार करता (Maiṁ āpasē pyāra karatā)
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
मुझे माफ करें (Mujhē māpha karēṁ)
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Khariboli
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Delhi, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Marwari
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Sindh
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Bundeli
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Bundelkhand
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
हिन्दी
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Khadi Boli, Khari Boli
German Name
Paschtu
Hindi
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
[ˈmaːnək ˈɦin̪d̪iː]
Ethnicity
Pashtun
Hindustani people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Standard Hindi
Signed Forms
Pashto Sign Language
Indian Signing System
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
pash1269
hind1269
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
59-AAF-qf
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
-
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Fusional, Synthetic
All Pashto and Hindi 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 Hindi dialects. Various dialects of Pashto and Hindi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Pashto are spoken in different Pashto Speaking Countries whereas Hindi Dialects are spoken in different Hindi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Pashto vs Hindi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto, Northern Pashto. Hindi dialects include: Khariboli , Marwari. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Pashto and Hindi Speaking population
Pashto and Hindi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Hindi languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Hindi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Hindi language is 4.70 %. 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 Hindi on Pashto vs Hindi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Pashto and Hindi Language Codes
Pashto and Hindi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Pashto and Hindi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.