Countries
Afganistan
India, Pakistan
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Pakistan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Pakistan
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Oceania
Minority Language
Pakistan
India
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, 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.
- Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
- Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Arabic and Hindi Languages
Derived From
-
Ghaznavid Persian Language
Alphabets in
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Urdu-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
(salaam) سلام
خوش آمديد
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
آپ کا شکریہ
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
آپ کیسے ہیں؟
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
گڈ نائٹ
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
سلام علیکم
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
گڈ آفٹر نون
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
گڈ مارننگ
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
براہ مہربانی
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
معاف کرنا
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
الوداع
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
مجھے تم سے محبت
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
معاف کیجئے گا
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Dakhini
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
India
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Hyderabadi Urdu
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
India
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
South Asia
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
اُردُو
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Bihari
French Name
pachto
ourdou
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
[ˈʊrd̪u]
Ethnicity
Pashtun
Urdu-speaking people
Origin
1651
12th Century CE
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Modern Standard Urdu
Signed Forms
Pashto Sign Language
Signed Urdu
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
pash1269
urdu1245
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
59-AAF-q
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
-
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Fusional
All Pashto and Urdu 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 Urdu dialects. Various dialects of Pashto and Urdu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Pashto are spoken in different Pashto Speaking Countries whereas Urdu Dialects are spoken in different Urdu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Pashto vs Urdu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto, Northern Pashto. Urdu dialects include: Dakhini , Hyderabadi Urdu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Pashto and Urdu Speaking population
Pashto and Urdu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Urdu languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Urdu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Urdu language is 0.99 %. 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 Urdu on Pashto vs Urdu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Pashto and Urdu Language Codes
Pashto and Urdu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Pashto and Urdu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.