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Pashto vs Assamese


Assamese vs Pashto


Countries

Countries
Afganistan  
India  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora  
Bangladesh, India  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Pakistan  
Bangladesh, Bhutan  

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)  
Asam Sahitya Sabha  

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.
  
  • Assamese was reinstated as the state language of Assam in 1873.
  • Assamese language has its own stream of origin, it is evolved in a different way from rest of the Indo-Aryan languages of India.
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Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages  
Bengali and Oriya  

Derived From
-  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44  
24
52  
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
11  
8

How Many Consonants
29  
19
41  
30

Scripts
Arabic  
Bengali  

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  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
(salaam) سلام  
nomoskaar  

Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر  
ḍhonyobaaḍ  

How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟  
aapuni kene aase?  

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

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

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

Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏  
suprobhaat  

Please
(lotfan) لطفا  
anugroha kori  

Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم  
moi ḍukkhita  

Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان  
biḍai  

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

Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم  
kyoma koribo  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Central Pashto  
Kamrupi  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Western Assam  

How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00  
99+
6,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Northern Pashto  
Goalpariya  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Western Assam  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
25
16,000,000.00  
30

Dialect 3
Wanetsi  
Bhakatiya  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Assam  

How Many People Speak
95,000.00  
99+
16,000,000.00  
27

Total No. Of Dialects
21  
19
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million  
27
15.30 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
28
0.24 %  
99+

Native Speakers
60.00 million  
20
15.00 million  
40

Second Language Speakers
50.00 million  
18
15.00 million  
34

Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو  
অসমীয়া (asamīẏa)  

Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto  
Asambe, Asami, Asamiya  

French Name
pachto  
assamais  

German Name
Paschtu  
Assamesisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]  
[ɔxɔmɔnɔ]  

Ethnicity
Pashtun  
Assamese people  

History

Origin
1651  
7th century A.D  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Iranian  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Kamarupa  

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

Language Position
82  
99+
65  
99+

Signed Forms
Pashto Sign Language  
Signed Assamese  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ps  
as  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pus  
asm  

ISO 639 2/B
pus  
asm  

ISO 639 3
pus  
asm  

ISO 639 6
pus  
asm  

Glottocode
pash1269  
assa1263  

Linguasphere
58-ABD-a  
59-AAF-w  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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Pashto and Assamese Language History

Comparison of Pashto vs Assamese language history gives us differences between origin of Pashto and Assamese language. History of Pashto language states that this language originated in 1651 whereas history of Assamese language states that this language originated in 7th century A.D. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Pashto and Assamese Language History.

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Pashto and Assamese Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Pashto and Assamese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Pashto and Assamese language. Pashto word for "Hello" is (salaam) سلام or Assamese word for "Thank You" is ḍhonyobaaḍ. Find more of such common Pashto Greetings and Assamese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Pashto vs Assamese Difficulty

The Pashto vs Assamese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Pashto Alphabets and Assamese Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Pashto and Assamese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Pashto and Assamese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Pashto is 44 weeks while to learn Assamese time required is 44 weeks.

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