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Pashto vs Macedonian


Macedonian vs Pashto


Countries

Countries
Afganistan  
Macedonia  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora  
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

Minority Language
Pakistan  
Albania, Romania, Serbia  

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)  
Macedonian Language Institute "Krste Misirkov"  

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.
  
  • There are plenty of loan words in Macedonian language from the Serbian, Bulgarian and Russian languages.
  • The only Indo-European language that make use of the narrative mood is Macedonian language.
  

Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages  
Bulgarian, Polish, Russian and Serbian Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44  
24
31  
13

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
5  
2

How Many Consonants
29  
19
26  
16

Scripts
Arabic  
Cyrillic, Macedonian Braille  

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
(salaam) سلام  
Здраво (Zdravo)  

Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر  
Благодарам (Blagodaram)  

How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟  
Како си? (Kako si?)  

Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير  
Добра ноќ (Dobra nok)  

Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير  
Добра вечер (Dobra večer)  

Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير  
Добар ден (Dobar den)  

Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏  
Добро утро (Dobro utro)  

Please
(lotfan) لطفا  
Ве молиме (Ve molime)  

Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم  
жал (žal)  

Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان  
Чао (Čao)  

I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)  
Те сакам (Te sakam)  

Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم  
Извинете ме (Izvinete me)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Central Pashto  
Torlakian  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Bulgaria, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia  

How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00  
99+
1.50  
99+

Dialect 2
Northern Pashto  
Debar  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Macedonia  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
25
2,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Wanetsi  
Galičnik  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Macedonia  

How Many People Speak
95,000.00  
99+
2,100,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
21  
19
28  
23

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
28
0.05 %  
99+

Native Speakers
60.00 million  
20
2.50 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
50.00 million  
18
2.00 million  
99+

Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو  
македонски (Makedonski) македонски јазик (makedonski jazik)  

Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto  
Macedonian Slavic, Makedonski, Slavic  

French Name
pachto  
macédonien  

German Name
Paschtu  
Makedonisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]  
[maˈkɛdɔnski ˈjazik]  

Ethnicity
Pashtun  
Macedonians  

History

Origin
1651  
2200 BC  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Slavic  

Branch
Iranian  
Southern  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

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

Language Position
82  
99+
45  
99+

Signed Forms
Pashto Sign Language  
Macedonian Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ps  
mk  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pus  
mkd  

ISO 639 2/B
pus  
mac  

ISO 639 3
pus  
mkd  

ISO 639 6
pus  
mkd  

Glottocode
pash1269  
mace1250  

Linguasphere
58-ABD-a  
53-AAA-ha  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Analytic  

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Pashto and Macedonian Language History

Comparison of Pashto vs Macedonian language history gives us differences between origin of Pashto and Macedonian language. History of Pashto language states that this language originated in 1651 whereas history of Macedonian language states that this language originated in 2200 BC. 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 Macedonian Language History.

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

Pashto vs Macedonian Difficulty

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

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