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Pashto Language



Countries
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Countries
Afganistan 0

Total No. Of Countries
1 14

National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora 0

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries 0

Speaking Continents
Asia 0

Minority Language
Pakistan 0

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan) 0

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.
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Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages 0

Derived From
Not Available 0

Alphabets
0

Alphabets in
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200 0

Alphabets
44 24

Phonology
0

How Many Vowels
7 4

How Many Consonants
29 19

Scripts
Arabic 0

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal 0

Hard to Learn
0

Language Levels
3 2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks 11

Greetings
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Hello
(salaam) سلام 0

Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر 0

How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟ 0

Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير 0

Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير 0

Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير 0

Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏ 0

Please
(lotfan) لطفا 0

Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم 0

Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان 0

I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom) 0

Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم 0

Dialects
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Dialect 1
Central Pashto 0

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan 0

How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00 14

Dialect 2
Northern Pashto 0

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan 0

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00 4

Dialect 3
Wanetsi 0

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan 0

How Many People Speak
95,000.00 29

Total No. Of Dialects
21 19

How Many People Speak
0

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million 27

Speaking Population
0.58 % 26

Native Speakers
60.00 million 20

Second Language Speakers
Not Available 0

Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو 0

Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto 0

French Name
pachto 0

German Name
Paschtu 0

Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː] 0

Ethnicity
Pashtun 0

History
0

Origin
1651 0

Language Family
Indo-European Family 0

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian 0

Branch
Iranian 0

Language Forms
0

Early Forms
No early forms 0

Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto 0

Language Position
82 54

Signed Forms
Not Available 0

Scope
Individual 0

Code
0

ISO 639 1
ps 0

ISO 639 2
0

ISO 639 2/T
pus 0

ISO 639 2/B
pus 0

ISO 639 3
pus 0

ISO 639 6
Not Available 0

Glottocode
pash1269 0

Linguasphere
58-ABD-a 0

Types of Language
0

Language Type
Living 0

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb 0

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional 0

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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.

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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.

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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.

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