Countries
Afganistan
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
Total No. Of Countries
14
0
46
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National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Bangladesh, India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
India
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Pakistan
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
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.
- Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
- 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Assamese and Oriya
Derived From
-
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
4451
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
711
0
32
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How Many Consonants
2940
9
60
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Scripts
Arabic
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
32
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
(salaam) سلام
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Chakma
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Bangladesh, Burma, India
How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00330,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Hajong
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Bangladesh, India
How Many People Speak
21,000,000.0071,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Rarhi
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
India
How Many People Speak
95,000.00230,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
2125
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
60.00 million215.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.58 %3.11 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
60.00 million196.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
50.00 million19.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
French Name
pachto
bengali
German Name
Paschtu
Bengali
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
[ˈbeŋɡali]
Ethnicity
Pashtun
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Origin
1651
1000–1200 CE
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Iranian
Indic
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Bengali
Language Position
824
1
120
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Signed Forms
Pashto Sign Language
Signed Bengali
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ps
bn
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
pus
ben
ISO 639 2/B
pus
ben
ISO 639 3
pus
ben
ISO 639 6
pus
ben
Glottocode
pash1269
beng1280
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
59-AAF-u
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
-
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
-