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Pashto and Oriya


Oriya and Pashto


Countries

Countries
Afganistan  
India  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora  
India  

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)  
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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.
  
  • The earliest literature in Oriya was traced in 7th to 9th centuries.
  • Since Odia is having a long literary history and has not borrowed largely from other languages, it is the 6th classical language in India.
  

Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages  
Bengali and Assamese  

Derived From
-  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44  
24
42  
22

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
11  
8

How Many Consonants
29  
19
31  
21

Scripts
Arabic  
Bengali, Odia alphabet (Brahmic)  

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
(salaam) سلام  
ନମସ୍କାର (namascara)  

Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر  
ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ୍ (dhanyabaad)  

How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟  
କେମିତି ଅତ୍ଚନ୍ଥି? (kemiti achanti?)  

Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير  
ସୁଭରାତ୍ର (shubharaatra)  

Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير  
ସୁଭସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା (subha sandhya)  

Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير  
ସୁଭ ଖରା ବେଳ (shubha kharaa bela)  

Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏  
ସୁପ୍ରଭାତ (suprabhaata)  

Please
(lotfan) لطفا  
ଦୟାକରି  

Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم  
ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ (mū duḥkhita)  

Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان  
ସୁବିଦାୟ (shubidaaya)  

I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)  
ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ଭଲ ପାଏ (mu tumoku bhala paye)  

Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم  
କ୍ଷମା କରିବେ (kyamā karibe)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Central Pashto  
Baleswari  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
India  

How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00  
99+
33,800,000.00  
22

Dialect 2
Northern Pashto  
Ganjami  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
India  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
25
33,800,000.00  
20

Dialect 3
Wanetsi  
Kosli  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
India  

How Many People Speak
95,000.00  
99+
520,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
21  
19
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million  
27
33.00 million  
34

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
28
0.50 %  
31

Native Speakers
60.00 million  
20
33.00 million  
28

Second Language Speakers
50.00 million  
18
35.00 million  
24

Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو  
ଓଡ଼ିଆ (ōṛiyā)  

Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto  
Odisha, Odri, Odrum, Oliya, Uriya, Utkali, Vadiya, Yudhia  

French Name
pachto  
oriya  

German Name
Paschtu  
Oriya-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]  
[ˈoɽia]  

Ethnicity
Pashtun  
Odias  

History

Origin
1651  
3 BC  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Iranian  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

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

Language Position
82  
99+
32  
30

Signed Forms
Pashto Sign Language  
Indian Signing System  

Scope
Individual  
Individual, Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
ps  
or  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pus  
ori  

ISO 639 2/B
pus  
ori  

ISO 639 3
pus  
ori  

ISO 639 6
pus  
ori  

Glottocode
pash1269  
macr1269  

Linguasphere
58-ABD-a  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Subject-Object-Verb  

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

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Pashto and Oriya Speaking population

Pashto and Oriya speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Oriya languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Oriya Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Oriya language is 0.50 %. 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 Oriya on Pashto vs Oriya where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Pashto and Oriya Language Codes

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

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