Countries
Afganistan
Macedonia
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Europe
Minority Language
Pakistan
Albania, Romania, Serbia
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Macedonian Language Institute "Krste Misirkov"
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 are plenty of loan words in Macedonian language from the Serbian, Bulgarian and Russian languages.
- The only Indo-European language that make use of the narrative mood is Macedonian language.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Bulgarian, Polish, Russian and Serbian Languages
Alphabets in
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200
Macedonian-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Arabic
Cyrillic, Macedonian Braille
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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Hello
(salaam) سلام
Здраво (Zdravo)
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
Благодарам (Blagodaram)
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Како си? (Kako si?)
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Добра ноќ (Dobra nok)
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Добра вечер (Dobra večer)
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Добар ден (Dobar den)
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Добро утро (Dobro utro)
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
Ве молиме (Ve molime)
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
жал (žal)
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
Чао (Čao)
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Те сакам (Te sakam)
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Извинете ме (Izvinete me)
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Torlakian
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Bulgaria, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Debar
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Macedonia
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Galičnik
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Macedonia
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
македонски (Makedonski) македонски јазик (makedonski jazik)
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Macedonian Slavic, Makedonski, Slavic
French Name
pachto
macédonien
German Name
Paschtu
Makedonisch
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
[maˈkɛdɔnski ˈjazik]
Ethnicity
Pashtun
Macedonians
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Slavic
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Macedonian
Signed Forms
Pashto Sign Language
Macedonian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
pash1269
mace1250
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
53-AAA-ha
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Analytic
All Pashto and Macedonian 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 Macedonian dialects. Various dialects of Pashto and Macedonian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Pashto are spoken in different Pashto Speaking Countries whereas Macedonian Dialects are spoken in different Macedonian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Pashto vs Macedonian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto, Northern Pashto. Macedonian dialects include: Torlakian , Debar. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Pashto and Macedonian Speaking population
Pashto and Macedonian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Macedonian languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Macedonian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Macedonian 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 Macedonian on Pashto vs Macedonian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Pashto and Macedonian Language Codes
Pashto and Macedonian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Pashto and Macedonian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.