Countries
Afganistan
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
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
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Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Varhadi
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Vidarbha
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Khandeshi
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Khandesh
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
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Marathi
Signed Forms
Pashto Sign Language
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
pash1269
mara1378
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
omr
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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Pashto and Marathi Speaking population
Pashto and Marathi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Marathi languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Marathi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 %. 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 Marathi on Pashto vs Marathi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Pashto and Marathi Language Codes
Pashto and Marathi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Pashto and Marathi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.