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Pashto and Malaysian


Malaysian and Pashto


Countries

Countries
Afganistan  
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
3  
12

National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora  
Malaysia  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Indonesia  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Pakistan  
Thailand  

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)  
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka  

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.
  
  • One of the most politically powerful language historically is Malaysian Language.
  • Malaysian earliest known inscriptions were found in South of Sumatra way back in 683-6 AD.
  

Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages  
Indonesian Language  

Derived From
-  
Tamil Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Malaysian-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
44  
24
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
6  
3

How Many Consonants
29  
19
24  
14

Scripts
Arabic  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
36 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
(salaam) سلام  
Hai  

Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر  
terima kasih  

How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟  
Apa khabar?  

Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير  
Selamat Malam  

Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير  
Selamat Petang  

Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير  
Selamat tengah hari  

Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏  
Selamat pagi  

Please
(lotfan) لطفا  
sila  

Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم  
maaf  

Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان  
Selamat tinggal  

I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)  
Saya sayang kamu  

Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم  
Maafkan saya  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Central Pashto  
Bengkulu  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Bengkulu Province, Sumatra  

How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00  
99+
1,600,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Northern Pashto  
Pekal  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
25
30,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Wanetsi  
Musi  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
95,000.00  
99+
3,100,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
21  
19
24  
20

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million  
27
175.00 million  
10

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
28
1.16 %  
15

Native Speakers
60.00 million  
20
77.00 million  
12

Second Language Speakers
50.00 million  
18
98.00 million  
8

Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو  
Bahasa melayu  

Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto  
Bahasa Malaysia  

French Name
pachto  
malais  

German Name
Paschtu  
Malaiisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]  
[baˈhasə malajˈsiə]  

Ethnicity
Pashtun  
Malaysian people  

History

Origin
1651  
c. 683 AD  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
-  

Branch
Iranian  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Ancient Malay, Old Malay, Pre-Modern MalayClassical Malay,  

Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto  
Pluricentric Standard Malay  

Language Position
82  
99+
54  
99+

Signed Forms
Pashto Sign Language  
Malaysian Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ps  
ms  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pus  
msa  

ISO 639 2/B
pus  
may  

ISO 639 3
pus  
zsm  

ISO 639 6
pus  
may  

Glottocode
pash1269  
stan1306  

Linguasphere
58-ABD-a  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Agglutinative  

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All Pashto and Malaysian 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 Malaysian dialects. Various dialects of Pashto and Malaysian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Pashto are spoken in different Pashto Speaking Countries whereas Malaysian Dialects are spoken in different Malaysian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Pashto vs Malaysian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto, Northern Pashto. Malaysian dialects include: Bengkulu , Pekal. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Pashto and Malaysian Speaking population

Pashto and Malaysian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Malaysian languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Malaysian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Malaysian language is 1.16 %. 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 Malaysian on Pashto vs Malaysian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Pashto and Malaysian Language Codes

Pashto and Malaysian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Pashto and Malaysian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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