Countries
Afganistan
Japan
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
Not Available
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
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)
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Sanuki
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Kagawa
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Hakata
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Fukuoka
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
kansai
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
日本語
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Not Available
French Name
pachto
japonais
German Name
Paschtu
Japanisch
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
Ethnicity
Pashtun
Japanese (Yamato)
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Japonic Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Not Available
Branch
Iranian
Not Available
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
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Japanese
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
pash1269
nucl1643
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
45-CAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Agglutinative, Synthetic
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.
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.