Countries
Afganistan
India, Karnataka, India
Total No. Of Countries
11
0
46
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National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Karnataka, India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Goa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Pakistan
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
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.
- Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
- Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Telugu
Derived From
-
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
4449
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
714
0
32
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How Many Consonants
2935
9
60
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Scripts
Arabic
Kannada Script
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
35
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
(salaam) سلام
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
ಬೈ (Bai)
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Badaga
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00540,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Urali
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
kerala
How Many People Speak
21,000,000.006,440.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Kurumba
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
95,000.00220,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
2120
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
60.00 million49.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.58 %0.58 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
60.00 million38.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
50.00 million11.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
French Name
pachto
kannada
German Name
Paschtu
Kannada
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
Ethnicity
Pashtun
Kannadiga
Origin
1651
c. 450
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
-
Branch
Iranian
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Modern Kannada
Language Position
8231
1
120
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Signed Forms
Pashto Sign Language
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ps
kn
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
pus
kan
ISO 639 2/B
pus
kan
ISO 639 3
pus
kan
ISO 639 6
pus
kan
Glottocode
pash1269
nucl1305
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
-
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
-