Countries
Afganistan
India
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)
Not Available
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
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Oriya-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Arabic
Bengali, Odia alphabet (Brahmic)
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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
Not Available
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)
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Baleswari
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Ganjami
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
India
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
ଓଡ଼ିଆ (ōṛiyā)
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Odisha, Odri, Odrum, Oliya, Uriya, Utkali, Vadiya, Yudhia
German Name
Paschtu
Oriya-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
[ˈoɽia]
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Standard Odia
Signed Forms
Not Available
Indian Signing System
Scope
Individual
Individual, Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
pash1269
macr1269
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Not Available
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.
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.