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Pashto and Quechua


Quechua and Pashto


Countries

Countries
Afganistan  
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
6  
9

National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora  
Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
South America  

Minority Language
Pakistan  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)  
-  

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.
  
  • One of the most widely spoken indigenous language in the America is Quechua.
  • Quechua language has borrowed many words from Spanish.
  

Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages  
Aymara and Guarani Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44  
24
31  
13

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
5  
2

How Many Consonants
29  
19
26  
16

Scripts
Arabic  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
(salaam) سلام  
Rimaykullayki  

Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر  
Solpayki  

How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟  
Allillanchu  

Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير  
Allin tuta  

Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير  
Wuynas nuchis  

Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير  
Wuynas tardis  

Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏  
Wuynus diyas  

Please
(lotfan) لطفا  
jamuspa  

Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم  
Pampachaykuway  

Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان  
bye  

I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)  
Kuyayki  

Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم  
Pampachaway  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Central Pashto  
Ancash  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Peru  

How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00  
99+
920,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Northern Pashto  
Huánuco  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Peru  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
25
190,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Wanetsi  
Yaru  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Peru  

How Many People Speak
95,000.00  
99+
150,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
21  
19
10  
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million  
27
8.90 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
28
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
60.00 million  
20
8.90 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
50.00 million  
18
8.00 million  
99+

Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو  
Qhichwa  

Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto  
North La Paz Quechua  

French Name
pachto  
quechua  

German Name
Paschtu  
Quechua-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]  
[ˈketʃwa]  

Ethnicity
Pashtun  
Quechua  

History

Origin
1651  
16th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Quechumaran Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Andean Equatorial  

Branch
Iranian  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

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

Language Position
82  
99+
23  
21

Signed Forms
Pashto Sign Language  
Signed Quechua  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
ps  
qu  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pus  
que  

ISO 639 2/B
pus  
que  

ISO 639 3
pus  
que  

ISO 639 6
pus  
que  

Glottocode
pash1269  
quec1387  

Linguasphere
58-ABD-a  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Agglutinative, Synthetic  

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

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Pashto and Quechua Speaking population

Pashto and Quechua speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Quechua languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Quechua Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Quechua language is 0.13 %. 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 Quechua on Pashto vs Quechua where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Pashto and Quechua Language Codes

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

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