Countries
Afganistan
Turkey, Uzbekistan
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Afganistan, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Middle East
Minority Language
Pakistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
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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.
- Uzbek is officially written in the Latin script, but many people still use Cyrillic script.
- In Uzbek language, there are many loanwords from Russian, Arabic and Persian.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Kazakh and Uyghur Languages
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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Hello
(salaam) سلام
Salom
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
Rakhmat
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Qalay siz?
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Hayirli tun
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Hayirli kech
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Hayirli kun
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Hayirli tong
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
Iltimos
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Kechiring!
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
Xayr
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Sizni sevaman
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Iltimos! Menga qarang
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Tashkent
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
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How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Afghan
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
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How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Ferghana
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
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How Many People Speak
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Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
أۇزبېك ﺗﻴﻠی o'zbek tili ўзбек тили (o‘zbek tili)
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet
French Name
pachto
ouszbek
German Name
Paschtu
Usbekisch
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
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Origin
1651
9th–12th centuries AD
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Turkic Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Turkic
Branch
Iranian
Southestern(Chagatai)
Early Forms
No early forms
Chagatay
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Uzbek
Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
pash1269
uzbe1247
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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All Pashto and Uzbek 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 Uzbek dialects. Various dialects of Pashto and Uzbek language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Pashto are spoken in different Pashto Speaking Countries whereas Uzbek Dialects are spoken in different Uzbek speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Pashto vs Uzbek Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto, Northern Pashto. Uzbek dialects include: Tashkent , Afghan. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Pashto and Uzbek Speaking population
Pashto and Uzbek speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Uzbek languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Uzbek Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Uzbek language is 0.39 %. 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 Uzbek on Pashto vs Uzbek where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Pashto and Uzbek Language Codes
Pashto and Uzbek language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Pashto and Uzbek Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.