Countries
Afganistan
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City
Total No. Of Countries
17
0
46
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National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia
Speaking Continents
Asia
Europe
Minority Language
Pakistan
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)
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.
- One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
- Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
French and Portuguese Languages
Derived From
-
Latin
Alphabets in
Alphabets
4421
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
75
0
32
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How Many Consonants
2916
9
60
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Scripts
Arabic
Latin
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
36
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks24 weeks
3
88
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Hello
(salaam) سلام
ciao
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
grazie
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Come stai?
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
buonanotte
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
buonasera
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
buon pomeriggio
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
buongiorno
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
Per Favore
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
scusate
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
arrivederci
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Ti amo
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Scusami
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Romanesco
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Lazio
How Many People Speak
6,500,000.003,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Central Italian
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria
How Many People Speak
21,000,000.005,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Tuscan
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria
How Many People Speak
95,000.0069,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
2115
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
60.00 million78.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.58 %0.90 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
60.00 million64.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
50.00 million14.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
Italiano
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Italiano
French Name
pachto
italien
German Name
Paschtu
Italienisch
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
[itaˈljaːno]
Ethnicity
Pashtun
Italians
Origin
1651
960 BC
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Romance
Branch
Iranian
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Italian
Language Position
8227
1
120
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Signed Forms
Pashto Sign Language
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ps
it
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
pus
ita
ISO 639 2/B
pus
ita
ISO 639 3
pus
ita
ISO 639 6
pus
itas
Glottocode
pash1269
ital1282
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
51-AAA-q
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Fusional, Synthetic