Countries
Afganistan
Iraq, Kurdistan
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Middle East
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.
- The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
- In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Farsi Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
(salaam) سلام
Silaw
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
Sipas
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Tu çawa yî?
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Şev xweş
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Evare baş
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Nee-wa-rowt bash
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Bayanit bash
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
Bê zehmet
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Bibûre
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
Be xêr çî
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Ez te hez dikem
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Bê zehmet
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Northern Kurdish
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Central Kurdish
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Southern Kurdish
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Eastern Iraq
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
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German Name
Paschtu
Kurdisch
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
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Origin
1651
16th century CE
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Iranian
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Early Forms
No early forms
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Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Kurdish
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
pash1269
kurd1259
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
58-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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All Pashto and Kurdish 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 Kurdish dialects. Various dialects of Pashto and Kurdish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Pashto are spoken in different Pashto Speaking Countries whereas Kurdish Dialects are spoken in different Kurdish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Pashto vs Kurdish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto, Northern Pashto. Kurdish dialects include: Northern Kurdish , Central Kurdish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Pashto and Kurdish Speaking population
Pashto and Kurdish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Kurdish languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Kurdish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kurdish language is 0.31 %. 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 Kurdish on Pashto vs Kurdish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Pashto and Kurdish Language Codes
Pashto and Kurdish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Pashto and Kurdish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.