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Pashto vs Bengali


Bengali vs Pashto


Countries

Countries
Afganistan  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
4  
11

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

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

Alphabets
44  
24
51  
30

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
11  
8

How Many Consonants
29  
19
40  
29

Scripts
Arabic  
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives  

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

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)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Central Pashto  
Chakma  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Bangladesh, Burma, India  

How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00  
99+
330,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Northern Pashto  
Hajong  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Bangladesh, India  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
25
71,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Wanetsi  
Rarhi  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
India  

How Many People Speak
95,000.00  
99+
230,000,000.00  
1

Total No. Of Dialects
21  
19
25  
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million  
27
215.00 million  
9

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
28
3.11 %  
8

Native Speakers
60.00 million  
20
196.00 million  
7

Second Language Speakers
50.00 million  
18
19.00 million  
31

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)  

History

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
82  
99+
4  
4

Signed Forms
Pashto Sign Language  
Signed Bengali  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

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  
-  

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Pashto and Bengali Language History

Comparison of Pashto vs Bengali language history gives us differences between origin of Pashto and Bengali language. History of Pashto language states that this language originated in 1651 whereas history of Bengali language states that this language originated in 1000–1200 CE. 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 Bengali Language History.

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Pashto and Bengali 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 Bengali greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Pashto and Bengali language. Pashto word for "Hello" is (salaam) سلام or Bengali word for "Thank You" is ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad). Find more of such common Pashto Greetings and Bengali Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Pashto vs Bengali Difficulty

The Pashto vs Bengali difficulty level basically depends on the number of Pashto Alphabets and Bengali 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 Bengali are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Pashto and Bengali, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Pashto is 44 weeks while to learn Bengali time required is 44 weeks.

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