Countries
Afganistan
China, Mongolia
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
China, Mongolia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Pakistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Council for Language and Literature Work, State Language Council (Mongolia)
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.
- Mongolian was first written using Phagspa script in late 13th century.
- There is no connection between Mongolian, Japanese and Korean, but still in terms of grammar and sentence structure they are very similar.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Turkish Language
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Mongolian-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Arabic
Mongolian alphabets: Traditional Mongolian script
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Not Available
Hello
(salaam) سلام
Сайн уу (Sain uu)
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
та бүхэнд баярлалаа (ta bükhend bayarlalaa)
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Юу байна? (Yuu baina?)
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Сайн шөнийн (Sain shöniin)
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Сайн үдэш (Sain üdesh)
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Сайн Үдээс хойш (Sain Üdees khoish)
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Өглөөний мэнд (Öglöönii mend)
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
Хэрэв (Kherev)
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Уучлаарай (Uuchlaarai)
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
Баяртай (Bayartai)
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Би чамд хайртай (Bi chamd khairtai)
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Өршөөгөөрэй (Örshöögöörei)
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Khalkha Mongolian
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Mongolia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Ordos Mongolian
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Mongolia
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Khorchin Mongolian
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Mongolia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
монгол (mongol) монгол хэл (mongol hêl)
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Not Available
French Name
pachto
mongol
German Name
Paschtu
Mongolisch
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
/mɔŋɢɔ̆ɮ xiɮ/
Ethnicity
Pashtun
Not Available
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Mongolic family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Mongolian
Branch
Iranian
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Middle Mongolian, Classical Mongolian, Mongolian
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Khalkha, Southern Mongolian
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Mongolian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
pash1269
mong1331
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
part of 44-BAA-b
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Not Available
All Pashto and Mongolian 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 Mongolian dialects. Various dialects of Pashto and Mongolian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Pashto are spoken in different Pashto Speaking Countries whereas Mongolian Dialects are spoken in different Mongolian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Pashto vs Mongolian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto, Northern Pashto. Mongolian dialects include: Khalkha Mongolian , Ordos Mongolian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Pashto and Mongolian Speaking population
Pashto and Mongolian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Mongolian languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Mongolian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Mongolian language is Not Available. 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 Mongolian on Pashto vs Mongolian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Pashto and Mongolian Language Codes
Pashto and Mongolian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Pashto and Mongolian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.