Countries
Afganistan
European Union, Malta
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Malta
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Europe
Minority Language
Pakistan
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
National Council for the Maltese Language
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.
- Maltese language is the only semitic language written in Latin characters.
- Maltese language has borrowed many loan words from English, Italian and French.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Western Arabic Dialects
Derived From
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Roman Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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Hello
(salaam) سلام
Ħello
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
Grazzi
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Kif int?
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
L-għodwa t-tajba
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
Jekk jogħġbok
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Skużani!
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
Ċaw
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Inħobbok ħafna
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Skużi!
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Qormi
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Malta
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Żejtun
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Malta
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Not Present
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
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Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
Malti
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Malti
French Name
pachto
maltais
German Name
Paschtu
Maltesisch
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
[mɔːltiːz]
Ethnicity
Pashtun
Maltese
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Semitic
Branch
Iranian
North Abric
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Maltese
Signed Forms
Pashto Sign Language
Maltese Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
pash1269
malt1254
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
12-AAC-c
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Synthetic
All Pashto and Maltese 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 Maltese dialects. Various dialects of Pashto and Maltese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Pashto are spoken in different Pashto Speaking Countries whereas Maltese Dialects are spoken in different Maltese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Pashto vs Maltese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto, Northern Pashto. Maltese dialects include: Qormi , Żejtun. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Pashto and Maltese Speaking population
Pashto and Maltese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Maltese languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Maltese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Maltese language is 0.02 %. 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 Maltese on Pashto vs Maltese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Pashto and Maltese Language Codes
Pashto and Maltese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Pashto and Maltese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.