Countries
Afganistan
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Pakistan
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan
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.
- In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
- Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic language.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Pashto and Balochi Languages
Derived From
-
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
متشکرم
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
چطور هستید?
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
شب بخیر
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
عصر بخیر
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
بعد از ظهر بخیر
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
صبح به خیر
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
لطفا
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
متاسف
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
خدا حافظ
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
من شما را دوست دارم
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
ببخشيد!
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Western Persian
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Iran, Iraq
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Dari Persian
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Afganistan
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Tajik Persian
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
فارسی
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian
French Name
pachto
persan
German Name
Paschtu
Persisch
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
[fɒːɾˈsiː]
Ethnicity
Pashtun
Persian people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Persian and Middle Persian
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Persian
Signed Forms
Pashto Sign Language
Persian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
pash1269
fars1254
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
58-AAC-c
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Synthetic
Pashto and Persian Speaking population
Pashto and Persian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Persian languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Persian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Persian language is 0.99 %. 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 Persian on Pashto vs Persian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Pashto and Persian Language Codes
Pashto and Persian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Pashto and Persian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.