Countries
Afganistan
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
Total No. Of Countries
14
0
46
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National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Pakistan
Israel, Mauritius
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
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.
- Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
- Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Konkani Language
Derived From
-
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
4452
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
716
0
32
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How Many Consonants
2936
9
60
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Scripts
Arabic
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
33
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks4 weeks
3
88
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Hello
(salaam) سلام
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
बाय (Bāya)
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Maharashtrian Konkani
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Kokan
How Many People Speak
6,500,000.002,400,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Varhadi
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Vidarbha
How Many People Speak
21,000,000.007,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Khandeshi
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Khandesh
How Many People Speak
95,000.001,900,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
2142
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
60.00 million71.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.58 %1.10 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
60.00 million68.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
50.00 million3.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
मराठी (marāṭhī)
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
French Name
pachto
marathe
German Name
Paschtu
Marathi
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
Ethnicity
Pashtun
Marathi people
Origin
1651
10th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Iranian
Indic
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Marathi
Language Position
8217
1
120
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Signed Forms
Pashto Sign Language
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ps
mr
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
pus
mar
ISO 639 2/B
pus
mar
ISO 639 3
pus
mar
ISO 639 6
pus
mar
Glottocode
pash1269
mara1378
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
omr
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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