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Countries

Countries

Afganistan

Total No. Of Countries

1
Rank: 14 (Overall)
0 46
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National Language

Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora

Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Speaking Continents

Asia

Minority Language

Pakistan

Regulated By

Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (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.

Similar To

Persian and Balochi Languages

Derived From

Not Available

Alphabets

Alphabets in

Alphabets

44
Rank: 24 (Overall)
18 247
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Phonology

How Many Vowels

7
Rank: 4 (Overall)
0 32
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How Many Consonants

29
Rank: 19 (Overall)
9 60
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Scripts

Arabic

Writing Direction

Right-To-Left, Horizontal

Hard to Learn

Language Levels

3
Rank: 2 (Overall)
2 12
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Time Taken to Learn

44 weeks
Rank: 11 (Overall)
3 88
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Greetings

Hello

(salaam) سلام

Thank You

(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر

How Are You?

(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟

Good Night

(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير

Good Evening

(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير

Good Afternoon

(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير

Good Morning

(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏

Please

(lotfan) لطفا

Sorry

(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم

Bye

(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان

I Love You

زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)

Excuse Me

(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم

Dialects

Dialect 1

Central Pashto

Where They Speak

Afganistan, Pakistan

How Many People Speak

6,500,000.00
Rank: 14 (Overall)
1.5 960000000
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Dialect 2

Northern Pashto

Where They Speak

Afganistan, Pakistan

How Many People Speak

21,000,000.00
Rank: 4 (Overall)
700 80000000
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Dialect 3

Wanetsi

Where They Speak

Afganistan, Pakistan

How Many People Speak

95,000.00
Rank: 29 (Overall)
1400 96000000
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Total No. Of Dialects

21
Rank: 19 (Overall)
0 188
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How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?

60.00 million
Rank: 27 (Overall)
0.13 1200
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Speaking Population

0.58 %
Rank: 26 (Overall)
0.11 89
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Native Speakers

60.00 million
Rank: 20 (Overall)
0.13 873
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Second Language Speakers

Not Available
0.01 400
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Native Name

(paṧto) پښتو

Alternative Names

Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto

French Name

pachto

German Name

Paschtu

Pronunciation

[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]

Ethnicity

Pashtun

History

Origin

1651

Language Family

Indo-European Family

Subgroup

Indo-Iranian

Branch

Iranian

Language Forms

Early Forms

No early forms

Standard Forms

Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto

Language Position

82
Rank: 54 (Overall)
1 120
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Signed Forms

Not Available

Scope

Individual

Code

ISO 639 1

ps

ISO 639 2

ISO 639 2/T

pus

ISO 639 2/B

pus

ISO 639 3

pus

ISO 639 6

Not Available

Glottocode

pash1269

Linguasphere

58-ABD-a

Types of Language

Language Type

Living

Language Linguistic Typology

Subject-Object-Verb

Language Morphological Typology

Fusional

Origin of Pashto language

In order to communicate with each other, the origin of language was the essential part. Various languages are spoken all over the world. Pashto language is one of the Most Difficult Languages. The origin of Pashto language states that it was put to use in 1651. The history of Pashto language reveals that the language is old and used since many years. Check out in brief about Pashto Language History. Pashto has no early forms. Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto is the standard form of Pashto language and it is used in government centers. Know all About Pashto Language.

Pashto population

Pashto population gives us the total count of number of people speaking Pashto language. Pashto language is spoken by 60.00 million people in the world. Most of the Pashto population lies in the Pashto Speaking Countries. Pashto language is spoken as first language by 60.00 million people and no total count of people speaking Pashto as second language. Get to know Pashto speaking population in detail.

Pashto writing system

There are numerous writing systems but most widely used scripts are Latin, Cyrillic and Arabic. Pashto writing system decides the alphabets, vowels and consonants i.e. the written form of Pashto language. Some languages share common writing systems. Arabic script is used by Pashto language. Learn more about . 

Information about Pashto language

Check out all the information about Pashto language here. You may find it interesting to learn Pashto Alphabets or the vowels and consonants of this language. Also knowing about Pashto Speaking Countries, Pashto speaking continents and Pashto Dialects will help in improving your knowledge about this language. Also while travelling to Pashto countries knowing common Pashto Greetings will help you in communicating with Pashto people.