Countries
Afganistan
India, Pakistan
Total No. Of Countries
12
0
46
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National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
India, Pakistan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Pakistan
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Pakistan
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
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.
- Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
- Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Hindi Language
Derived From
-
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
4453
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
79
0
32
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How Many Consonants
2941
9
60
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Scripts
Arabic
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
34
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks6 weeks
3
88
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Hello
(salaam) سلام
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Pothohari
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Pakistan
How Many People Speak
6,500,000.002,500,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Saraiki
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
21,000,000.0020,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Doabi
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Pakistan, Punjab, India
How Many People Speak
95,000.00130,000,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
2130
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
60.00 million154.30 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.58 %1.44 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
60.00 million100.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
50.00 million54.30 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
French Name
pachto
pendjabi
German Name
Paschtu
Pandschabi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Not Availble
Ethnicity
Pashtun
Punjabis
Origin
1651
1000 AD
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Iranian
Indic
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Modern Punjabi
Language Position
8223
1
120
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Signed Forms
Pashto Sign Language
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
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ISO 639 1
ps
pa
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
pus
pan
ISO 639 2/B
pus
pan
ISO 639 3
pus
pan
ISO 639 6
pus
panj
Glottocode
pash1269
panj1256
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
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Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Fusional