Countries
Afganistan
European Union, Latvia
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Latvia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Europe
Minority Language
Pakistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Latvian State Language Center
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 first written form of Latvian dates from 16th century was found in religious texts.
- The old latvian language was based on the a Gothic script.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Lithuanian Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
(salaam) سلام
Sveiki
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
Paldies
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Kā jums klājas?
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Ar labunakti
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Labvakar
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Labdien
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Labrīt
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
lūdzu
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Piedodiet!
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
Uz redzēšanos
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Es tevi mīlu
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Piedodiet!
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Livonian
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Latvia
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Middle Latvian
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Latvia
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
High Latvian
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
France, Latvia
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
latviešu valoda
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Lettish
French Name
pachto
letton
German Name
Paschtu
Lettisch
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
[ˈlætviən]
Ethnicity
Pashtun
Latvians or Letts
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Baltic
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Latvian
Signed Forms
Pashto Sign Language
Latvian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
Glottocode
pash1269
latv1249
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
54-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Synthetic
All Pashto and Latvian 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 Latvian dialects. Various dialects of Pashto and Latvian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Pashto are spoken in different Pashto Speaking Countries whereas Latvian Dialects are spoken in different Latvian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Pashto vs Latvian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto, Northern Pashto. Latvian dialects include: Livonian , Middle Latvian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Pashto and Latvian Speaking population
Pashto and Latvian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Latvian languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Latvian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Latvian language is 0.07 %. 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 Latvian on Pashto vs Latvian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Pashto and Latvian Language Codes
Pashto and Latvian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Pashto and Latvian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.