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Pashto and Thai


Thai and Pashto


Countries

Countries
Afganistan   
Thailand   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora   
Thailand   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Pakistan   
Burma, Cambodia, Laos   

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)   
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)   

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.
  
  • Thai is tonal language and also it is very repetitive and exaggerative language.
  • You should learn thai language with native speakers and not with books or recorders, since speaking and writing in thai are not the same.
  

Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages   
Lao Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Khmer Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44   
24
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
32   
21

How Many Consonants
29   
19
44   
33

Scripts
Arabic   
Thai   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
(salaam) سلام   
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)   

Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر   
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)   

How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟   
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)   

Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير   
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)   

Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير   
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)   

Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير   
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)   

Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏   
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)   

Please
(lotfan) لطفا   
โปรด (Pord)   

Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم   
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)   

Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان   
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)   

I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)   
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)   

Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم   
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Central Pashto   
Isan   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
Isan   

How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00   
14
20,000,000.00   
10

Dialect 2
Northern Pashto   
Northern Thai   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
Northern Thailand   

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00   
4
6,000,000.00   
13

Dialect 3
Wanetsi   
Southern Thai   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi   

How Many People Speak
95,000.00   
29
4,500,000.00   
8

Total No. Of Dialects
21   
19
9   
9

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million   
27
60.00 million   
27

Speaking Population
0.58 %   
26
0.85 %   
23

Native Speakers
60.00 million   
20
20.00 million   
37

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
40.00 million   
15

Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو   
ภาษาไทย   

Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto   
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang   

French Name
pachto   
thaï   

German Name
Paschtu   
Thailändisch   

Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]   
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]   

Ethnicity
Pashtun   
Central Thai and Thai Chinese   

History

Origin
1651   
1283 CE   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Tai-Kadai Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Tai   

Branch
Iranian   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old Thai   

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

Language Position
82   
99+
47   
34

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Thai Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ps   
th   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pus   
tha   

ISO 639 2/B
pus   
tha   

ISO 639 3
pus   
tha   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
pash1269   
thai1261   

Linguasphere
58-ABD-a   
47-AAA-b   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Analytic, Isolating   

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

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Pashto and Thai Speaking population

Pashto and Thai speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Thai languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Thai Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Thai language is 0.85 %. 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 Thai on Pashto vs Thai where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Pashto and Thai Language Codes

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

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