Countries
Afganistan
Norway
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Norway
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Europe, South America
Minority Language
Pakistan
Nynorsk
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Norwegian Language Council
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.
- Bergen is one of the Norwegian dialect which has only two genders: common and neuter.
- Since Norwegian language uses pitch accents, it has musical quality and are sometimes employed to distinguish the meanings of homonyms.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Swedish and Danish Languages
Alphabets in
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Norwegian-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
(salaam) سلام
hallo
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
takk
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
hvordan har du det?
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
god natt
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
god kveld
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
god ettermiddag
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
god morgen
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
Vær så snill
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
unnskyld
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
ha det
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Jeg Elsker Deg
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
unnskyld meg
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Jamtlandic
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Jamtland,Harjedalen
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Sognamål
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Sogn
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Hallingmål-Valdris
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Hallingdal, Valdres
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
Norsk
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Norsk
French Name
pachto
norvégien nynorsk; nynorsk, norvégien
German Name
Paschtu
Nynorsk
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
[nɔʂk] (Eastern Norwegian)
[nɔʁsk] (Western Norwegian)
Ethnicity
Pashtun
Norwegians
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Germanic
Branch
Iranian
Northern (Scandinavian)
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Norse language, Old Norwegian, Middle Norwegian, Modern Norwegian
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Nynorsk, Bokmål
Signed Forms
Pashto Sign Language
Signed Norwegian
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
Glottocode
pash1269
norw1258
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
52-AAA-ba to -be; 52-AAA-cf to -cg
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Fusional
All Pashto and Norwegian 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 Norwegian dialects. Various dialects of Pashto and Norwegian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Pashto are spoken in different Pashto Speaking Countries whereas Norwegian Dialects are spoken in different Norwegian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Pashto vs Norwegian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto, Northern Pashto. Norwegian dialects include: Jamtlandic , Sognamål. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Pashto and Norwegian Speaking population
Pashto and Norwegian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Norwegian languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Norwegian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Norwegian language is 0.07 %. 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 Norwegian on Pashto vs Norwegian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Pashto and Norwegian Language Codes
Pashto and Norwegian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Pashto and Norwegian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.