Countries
Afganistan
India, Nepal
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
India, Nepal
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Nepal
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.
- Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
- Maithili has rich literature.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Bhojpuri Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Maithili-Alphabets.jpg#200
How Many Consonants
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Scripts
Arabic
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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Hello
(salaam) سلام
pranam
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
dhanyabad
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Aahan kehan chhi ?
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Śubharātri
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
shubh sandhya
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
dopahar ke bad namaskar
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Suprabhaat
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
kripaya
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
maf karai
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
Alavidā
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
kripaya
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Tharuwat
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Nepal
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Madhubani
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
North India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Khortha
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Deoghar, France
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia
French Name
pachto
maithili
German Name
Paschtu
Maithili
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
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Ethnicity
Pashtun
Maithil
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
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Branch
Iranian
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Standard Maithili
Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ps
No data available
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
pash1269
mait1250
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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All Pashto and Maithili 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 Maithili dialects. Various dialects of Pashto and Maithili language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Pashto are spoken in different Pashto Speaking Countries whereas Maithili Dialects are spoken in different Maithili speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Pashto vs Maithili Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto, Northern Pashto. Maithili dialects include: Tharuwat , Madhubani. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Pashto and Maithili Speaking population
Pashto and Maithili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Maithili languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Maithili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Maithili language is 0.41 %. 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 Maithili on Pashto vs Maithili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Pashto and Maithili Language Codes
Pashto and Maithili language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Pashto and Maithili Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.