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Pashto and Marwari


Marwari and Pashto


Countries

Countries
Afganistan  
Rajastan, India  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora  
Rajastan, India  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Pakistan  
Nepal, Pakistan  

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)  
-  

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.
  
  • Marwari language was historically written in Mahajani, which is version of the Landa script.
  • Marwari language is written in Arabic Alphabets in Pakistan.
  

Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages  
Gujarati, Haryanvi, Hindi and Punjabi Languages  

Derived From
-  
Gujarati Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44  
24
42  
22

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
10  
7

How Many Consonants
29  
19
32  
22

Scripts
Arabic  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
(salaam) سلام  
khammaghani  

Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر  
dhanyavaad  

How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟  
Kikan ho sa?  

Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير  
shubh raatri  

Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير  
Shubh Honjh  

Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير  
Shubh Befar  

Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏  
Shubh Havar  

Please
(lotfan) لطفا  
kirpa  

Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم  
Maaf Karo  

Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان  
bye  

I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)  
main tanne pyaar karoon  

Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم  
maaf karo  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Central Pashto  
Jogi  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
India  

How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00  
99+
14,000,000.00  
33

Dialect 2
Northern Pashto  
Bagri  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
India  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
25
14,000,000.00  
31

Dialect 3
Wanetsi  
Dhundhari  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
India  

How Many People Speak
95,000.00  
99+
13,000,000.00  
28

Total No. Of Dialects
21  
19
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million  
27
22.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
28
0.21 %  
99+

Native Speakers
60.00 million  
20
14.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
50.00 million  
18
13.00 million  
37

Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو  
Marwari  

Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto  
Marvadi, Marvari, Marwadi, Rajasthani  

French Name
pachto  
marvari  

German Name
Paschtu  
Marwari  

Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]  
[məˈrwɑːɾi]  

Ethnicity
Pashtun  
Marwari or Marwadi  

History

Origin
1651  
16  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
-  

Branch
Iranian  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto  
Marwari  

Language Position
82  
99+
72  
99+

Signed Forms
Pashto Sign Language  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
ps  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pus  
mwr  

ISO 639 2/B
pus  
mwr  

ISO 639 3
pus  
mwr  

ISO 639 6
pus  
mwr  

Glottocode
pash1269  
raja1256  

Linguasphere
58-ABD-a  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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

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Pashto and Marwari Speaking population

Pashto and Marwari speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Marwari languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Marwari Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Marwari language is 0.21 %. 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 Marwari on Pashto vs Marwari where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Pashto and Marwari Language Codes

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

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