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Pashto and Slovak


Slovak and Pashto


Countries

Countries
Afganistan  
Czech Republic, European Union, Serbia, Slovakia  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
4  
11

National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora  
Slovakia, Vojvodina, Serbia  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

Minority Language
Pakistan  
Czech Republic, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine  

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)  
Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic  

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.
  
  • Slovak language was written using Glagolitic Alphabets,in 1843.
  • Until the end of 18th century, Slovak did not exist as written language.
  

Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages  
Czech Language  

Derived From
-  
Czech-Slovak Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44  
24
46  
26

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
15  
12

How Many Consonants
29  
19
38  
27

Scripts
Arabic  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
(salaam) سلام  
Ahoj  

Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر  
Ďakujem vám  

How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟  
Ako sa máte?  

Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير  
Dobrú noc  

Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير  
Dobrý večer  

Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير  
Dobré popoludnie  

Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏  
Dobré ráno  

Please
(lotfan) لطفا  
Prosím  

Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم  
Pardón!  

Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان  
Dovidenia  

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

Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم  
Prepáčte!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Central Pashto  
Eastern Slovak  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Abov, Saris, Spis, Zemplin  

How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00  
99+
5,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Northern Pashto  
Central Slovak  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Gemer, Hont, Liptov, Novohrad, Orava, Tekov, Turiec  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
25
5,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Wanetsi  
Western Slovak  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Kysuce, Nitra, Trencin, Trnava, Zahorie  

How Many People Speak
95,000.00  
99+
5,500,000.00  
37

Total No. Of Dialects
21  
19
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
28
0.14 %  
99+

Native Speakers
60.00 million  
20
5.20 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
50.00 million  
18
6.00 million  
99+

Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو  
slovenčina  

Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto  
Slovakian, Slovencina  

French Name
pachto  
slovaque  

German Name
Paschtu  
Slowakisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]  
[ˈsləʊvæk]  

Ethnicity
Pashtun  
Slovaks  

History

Origin
1651  
6th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Slavic  

Branch
Iranian  
Western  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Proto-Slavic  

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

Language Position
82  
99+
27  
25

Signed Forms
Pashto Sign Language  
Slovak Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ps  
sk  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pus  
slk  

ISO 639 2/B
pus  
slo  

ISO 639 3
pus  
slk  

ISO 639 6
pus  
slk  

Glottocode
pash1269  
slov1269  

Linguasphere
58-ABD-a  
53-AAA-db  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Synthetic  

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

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Pashto and Slovak Speaking population

Pashto and Slovak speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Slovak languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Slovak Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Slovak language is 0.14 %. 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 Slovak on Pashto vs Slovak where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Pashto and Slovak Language Codes

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