Countries
Afganistan
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
North Korea, South Korea
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Pakistan
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
The National Institute of the Korean Language
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.
- Korean has borrowed words from English and Chinese.
- Korean has two counting systems. First, is based on Chinese characters and numbers are similar to Chinese numbers, and second counting system is from words unique to Korea.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Chinese and Japanese languages
Alphabets in
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200
Korean-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Hello
(salaam) سلام
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
하십시오 (hasibsio)
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
안녕 (annyeong)
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Jeju
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
South Korea
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Gyeongsang
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
South Korea
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Hamgyŏng
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
China, North Korea
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
한국어 (조선말)
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh
French Name
pachto
coréen
German Name
Paschtu
Koreanisch
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
[hangukmal]
Ethnicity
Pashtun
Koreans
Origin
1651
Before 1st century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Koreanic Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard
Signed Forms
Pashto Sign Language
Korean Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
pash1269
kore1280
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
45-AAA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Agglutinative
Pashto and Korean Speaking population
Pashto and Korean speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Korean languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Korean Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Korean language is 1.14 %. 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 Korean on Pashto vs Korean where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Pashto and Korean Language Codes
Pashto and Korean language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Pashto and Korean Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.