Countries
Afganistan
European Union, Ireland
Total No. Of Countries
12
0
46
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National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Ireland
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Ireland
Speaking Continents
Asia
Europe
Minority Language
Pakistan
United Kingdom
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Foras na Gaeilge
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.
- In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
- There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages
Derived From
-
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
4418
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
75
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
2913
9
60
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Scripts
Arabic
Latin
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
35
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks36 weeks
3
88
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Hello
(salaam) سلام
Dia dhuit
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
Go raibh maith agat
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Conas atá tú ?
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Oíche mhaith
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Tráthnóna maith duit
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Tráthnóna maith duit
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Dia dhuit ar maidin
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
le do thoil
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Tá brón orm
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
Slán
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Is breá liom thú
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Gabh mo leithscéal
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Connacht Irish
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Connacht
How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00100,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Munster Irish
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Munster
How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00150,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Ulster Irish
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Ulster
How Many People Speak
95,000.00140,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
214
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
60.00 million1.79 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.58 %0.03 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
60.00 million0.14 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
50.00 million1.65 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
French Name
pachto
irlandais moyen
German Name
Paschtu
Mittelirisch
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
Ethnicity
Pashtun
Irish people
Origin
1651
c. 750
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Celtic
Branch
Iranian
Goidelic
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
Language Position
8225
1
120
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Signed Forms
Pashto Sign Language
Irish Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ps
ga
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
pus
gle
ISO 639 2/B
pus
gle
ISO 639 3
pus
gle
ISO 639 6
pus
gle
Glottocode
pash1269
iris1253
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
50-AAA
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Fusional