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Pashto and Swedish


Swedish and Pashto


Countries

Countries
Afganistan  
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
4  
11

National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora  
Sweden  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Finland  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Antartica, Europe  

Minority Language
Pakistan  
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America  

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)  
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council  

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 Swedish language, article comes after noun.
  • Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
  

Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages  
Norwegian and Danish Language  

Derived From
-  
Old Norse Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Swedish-Aphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
44  
24
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
9  
6

How Many Consonants
29  
19
18  
8

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
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
(salaam) سلام  
hej  

Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر  
tacka dig  

How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟  
hur mår du  

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

Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير  
god kväll  

Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير  
god eftermiddag  

Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏  
god morgon  

Please
(lotfan) لطفا  
vänligen  

Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم  
ledsen  

Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان  
hej då  

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

Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم  
ursäkta mig  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Central Pashto  
Dialects  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Gabon  

How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00  
99+
78,000,000.00  
9

Dialect 2
Northern Pashto  
Dialects  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Georgia  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
25
78,000,000.00  
7

Dialect 3
Wanetsi  
Dialects  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
France  

How Many People Speak
95,000.00  
99+
96,000,000.00  
5

Total No. Of Dialects
21  
19
79  
33

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
28
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
60.00 million  
20
8.70 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
50.00 million  
18
5.00 million  
99+

Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو  
Svenska  

Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto  
Ruotsi, Svenska  

French Name
pachto  
suédois  

German Name
Paschtu  
Schwedisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]  
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]  

Ethnicity
Pashtun  
Swedes, Finland Swedes  

History

Origin
1651  
13th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Germanic  

Branch
Iranian  
Northern (Scandinavian)  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Swedish  

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

Language Position
82  
99+
89  
99+

Signed Forms
Pashto Sign Language  
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ps  
sv  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pus  
swe  

ISO 639 2/B
pus  
swe  

ISO 639 3
pus  
swe  

ISO 639 6
pus  
swe  

Glottocode
pash1269  
swed1254  

Linguasphere
58-ABD-a  
52-AAA-ck to -cw  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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

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Pashto and Swedish Speaking population

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

Pashto and Swedish Language Codes

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

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