Countries
Afganistan
India, Pakistan
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
India, Pakistan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Pakistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
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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.
- Kashmiri is the only Daridc language with literature which was originated more than seven hundred and fifty years ago.
- Kashmiri has thousands of loan words from Persian and Arabic Languages.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Hindi and Urdu Languages
Derived From
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Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic
Arabic, Perso-Arabic script
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
(salaam) سلام
Assalām ‘alaikum
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya)
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
तोहय छिवा वारय? (tohy ch'ivaa vaarai?)
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
शबे खैर । (shabey k'eūr)
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
سہا مسا
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Hach t'ochoktiya
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Hach ch'i
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
مهربانی کر
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
माफ कॅरिव । (maap' keuriv)
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
Khuda hāfiz
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
be chus che seth mohabat karaan
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
वय त्रॅाविव । (vat' treūviv)
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Kashtawari
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
India, Koshtawar valley, southeast kashmir, India
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Poguli
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Pogul and Paristan valleys
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Rambani
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
India
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
कॉशुर / كٲشُر
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Cashmeeree, Cashmiri, Kacmiri, Kaschemiri, Keshur, Koshur
French Name
pachto
kashmiri
German Name
Paschtu
Kaschmiri
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
[kəːʃur]
Ethnicity
Pashtun
Kashmiris or koshur
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
Kashmiri
Signed Forms
Pashto Sign Language
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
pash1269
kash1277
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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Pashto and Kashmiri Speaking population
Pashto and Kashmiri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Kashmiri languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Kashmiri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kashmiri language is 0.05 %. 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 Kashmiri on Pashto vs Kashmiri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Pashto and Kashmiri Language Codes
Pashto and Kashmiri language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Pashto and Kashmiri Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.