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Pashto and Japanese


Japanese and Pashto


Countries

Countries
Afganistan  
Japan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora  
Japan  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia, Pacific  

Minority Language
Pakistan  
Palau  

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)  
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education  

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 Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
  • There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  

Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages  
Korean Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44  
24
99  
40

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
5  
2

How Many Consonants
29  
19
14  
4

Scripts
Arabic  
Kana  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
88 weeks  
19

Greetings

Hello
(salaam) سلام  
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)  

Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر  
ありがとう (Arigatō)  

How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟  
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)  

Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير  
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)  

Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير  
こんばんは (Konbanwa)  

Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير  
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)  

Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏  
おはよう (Ohayō)  

Please
(lotfan) لطفا  
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)  

Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم  
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)  

Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان  
さようなら (Sayōnara)  

I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)  
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)  

Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم  
すみません (Sumimasen)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Central Pashto  
Sanuki  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Kagawa  

How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00  
99+
1,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Northern Pashto  
Hakata  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Fukuoka  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
25
127,000,000.00  
4

Dialect 3
Wanetsi  
Kansai  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
kansai  

How Many People Speak
95,000.00  
99+
127,000,000.00  
4

Total No. Of Dialects
21  
19
31  
25

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million  
27
128.00 million  
14

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
28
1.90 %  
10

Native Speakers
60.00 million  
20
128.00 million  
9

Second Language Speakers
50.00 million  
18
3.00 million  
99+

Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو  
日本語  

Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto  
Nihongo  

French Name
pachto  
japonais  

German Name
Paschtu  
Japanisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]  
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]  

Ethnicity
Pashtun  
Japanese (Yamato)  

History

Origin
1651  
1185  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Japonic Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
-  

Branch
Iranian  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese  

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

Language Position
82  
99+
8  
8

Signed Forms
Pashto Sign Language  
Signed Japanese  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ps  
ja  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pus  
jpn  

ISO 639 2/B
pus  
jpn  

ISO 639 3
pus  
jpn  

ISO 639 6
pus  
jpn  

Glottocode
pash1269  
nucl1643  

Linguasphere
58-ABD-a  
45-CAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Agglutinative, Synthetic  

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

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Pashto and Japanese Speaking population

Pashto and Japanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Japanese languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Japanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 %. 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 Japanese on Pashto vs Japanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Pashto and Japanese Language Codes

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

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