Countries
Afganistan
India, Manipur
Total No. Of Countries
11
0
46
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National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Pakistan
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
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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.
- Meithei Language is currently classified as a vulnerable language by UNESCO.
- The oldest document in Methei language was dated back in 8th century were inscriptions on the copper plate.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Derived From
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
4427
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
76
0
32
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How Many Consonants
2915
9
60
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Scripts
Arabic
Bengali
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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Hard to Learn
Language Levels
33
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
(salaam) سلام
Khurumjari
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
Yamna nungaijare
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Athengba Ahing
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
মানিপুরি
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Nongale haugatl
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
Chanbiduna
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Saobiganu
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
Chatcharage
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Eina nangbu nungsi
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
দুঃখিত
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Loi
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Burma, Laos
How Many People Speak
6,500,000.005,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Pangal
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Bangladesh, India
How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00273,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Meithei proper
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
How Many People Speak
95,000.001,250,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
216
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
60.00 million1.50 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.58 %0.01 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
60.00 million1.50 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
50.00 million1.50 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
মৈইতৈইলোন
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
French Name
pachto
Meithei
German Name
Paschtu
Meithei
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
[ˈmeɪteɪ]
Ethnicity
Pashtun
Meithei people
Origin
1651
1700
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Tibeto-Burman
Branch
Iranian
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Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Standard Meithei
Language Position
8238
1
120
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Signed Forms
Pashto Sign Language
Meithei Sign Language
Scope
Individual
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ISO 639 1
ps
No data available
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
pus
mni
ISO 639 2/B
pus
mni
ISO 639 3
pus
mni
ISO 639 6
pus
mni
Glottocode
pash1269
mani1292
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
omp
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
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Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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