Countries
Afganistan
Laos
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
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.
- There is no space left between words, only between phrases or sentences in Lao language.
- The Lao alphabets has been reformed many times over the past 50 years.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Thai Language
Derived From
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Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Alphabets in
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Arabic
Thai and Lao Braille
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
(salaam) سلام
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
Sôhk dii der
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Vientiane Lao
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Laos
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Northern Lao
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Laos
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Central Lao
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Laos
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Eastern Thai, Lào, Lao Kao, Lao Wiang, Lao-Lum, Lao-Noi, Lao-Tai, Laotian, Laotian Tai, Lum Lao, Phou Lao, Rong Kong, Tai Lao
German Name
Paschtu
Laotisch
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
pʰáːsǎː láːw
Ethnicity
Pashtun
Lao people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Tai
Early Forms
No early forms
No Early forms
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Lao
Signed Forms
Pashto Sign Language
Lao Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
pash1269
laoo1244
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Isolating
Pashto and Lao Speaking population
Pashto and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Lao language is 0.22 %. 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 Lao on Pashto vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Pashto and Lao Language Codes
Pashto and Lao language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Pashto and Lao Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.