Countries
Afganistan
Sri Lanka
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Sri Lanka
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Sri Lanka
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Pakistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)
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 Sinhalese language, there are many loanwords from Dravidian languages mainly Tamil, Portuguese, Dutch and English.
- Sinhalese language has it own script/ writing system.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Maldivian Language
Derived From
-
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Sinhalese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Arabic
Sinhala alphabet
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
(salaam) سلام
හලෝ (halō)
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
ඔබට ස්තුතියි (obaṭa stutiyi)
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
ඔබ කොහොමද (oba kohomada)
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
සුභ රාත්රියක් (subha rātriyak)
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
සුබ සැන්දෑවක් (suba sændǣvak)
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
සුභ සන්ධ්යාවක් (subha sandhyāvak)
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
සුභ උදෑසනක් (subha udǣsanak)
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
කරුණාකර (karuṇākara)
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
සමාවන්න (samāvanna)
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
බායි (bāyi)
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
මම ඔයාට ආදරෙයි (mama oyāṭa ādareyi)
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
මට සමාවෙන්න (maṭa samāvenna)
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Vedda
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Sri Lankan Sinhala
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
-
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Up-Country Sinhalese
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
-
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
සිංහල (sĩhala)
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Cingalese, Singhala, Singhalese, Sinhala
French Name
pachto
singhalais
German Name
Paschtu
Singhalesisch
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
[ˈsiŋhəliːz]
Ethnicity
Pashtun
Sinhalese people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
Sinhalese Prakrit
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Modern Sinhalese
Signed Forms
Pashto Sign Language
Signed Sinhalese
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
pash1269
sinh1246
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Fusional
All Pashto and Sinhalese 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 Sinhalese dialects. Various dialects of Pashto and Sinhalese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Pashto are spoken in different Pashto Speaking Countries whereas Sinhalese Dialects are spoken in different Sinhalese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Pashto vs Sinhalese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto, Northern Pashto. Sinhalese dialects include: Vedda , Sri Lankan Sinhala. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Pashto and Sinhalese Speaking population
Pashto and Sinhalese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Sinhalese languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Sinhalese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Sinhalese language is 0.25 %. 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 Sinhalese on Pashto vs Sinhalese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Pashto and Sinhalese Language Codes
Pashto and Sinhalese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Pashto and Sinhalese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.