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Pashto vs Portuguese


Portuguese vs Pashto


Countries

Countries
Afganistan  
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
10  
6

National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora  
Portugal  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
United States of America  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America  

Minority Language
Pakistan  
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America  

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)  
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras  

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.
  
  • Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
  • The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
  

Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages  
Spanish and Galician Languages  

Derived From
-  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44  
24
23  
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
9  
6

How Many Consonants
29  
19
19  
9

Scripts
Arabic  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
(salaam) سلام  
Olá  

Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر  
obrigado  

How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟  
Como você está?  

Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير  
boa noite  

Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير  
boa Noite  

Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير  
boa Tarde  

Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏  
bom Dia  

Please
(lotfan) لطفا  
Por Favor  

Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم  
pesaroso  

Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان  
tchau  

I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)  
Eu te amo  

Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم  
desculpe me  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Central Pashto  
Brazilian Portuguese  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Brazil  

How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00  
99+
204,000,000.00  
5

Dialect 2
Northern Pashto  
European Portuguese  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Portugal  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
25
10,000,000.00  
37

Dialect 3
Wanetsi  
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Daman and Diu  

How Many People Speak
95,000.00  
99+
4,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
21  
19
26  
22

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million  
27
231.00 million  
7

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
28
3.27 %  
7

Native Speakers
60.00 million  
20
216.00 million  
5

Second Language Speakers
50.00 million  
18
15.00 million  
34

Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو  
Português  

Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto  
Português  

French Name
pachto  
portugais  

German Name
Paschtu  
Portugiesisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]  
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]  

Ethnicity
Pashtun  
Portuguese people or portugueses  

History

Origin
1651  
3rd Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Romance  

Branch
Iranian  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Medieval Galician  

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

Language Position
82  
99+
6  
6

Signed Forms
Pashto Sign Language  
Signed Portuguese  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ps  
pt  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pus  
por  

ISO 639 2/B
pus  
por  

ISO 639 3
pus  
por  

ISO 639 6
pus  
por  

Glottocode
pash1269  
port1283  

Linguasphere
58-ABD-a  
51-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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Pashto and Portuguese Language History

Comparison of Pashto vs Portuguese language history gives us differences between origin of Pashto and Portuguese language. History of Pashto language states that this language originated in 1651 whereas history of Portuguese language states that this language originated in 3rd Century. 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 Portuguese Language History.

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

Pashto vs Portuguese Difficulty

The Pashto vs Portuguese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Pashto Alphabets and Portuguese 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 Portuguese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Pashto and Portuguese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Pashto is 44 weeks while to learn Portuguese time required is 24 weeks.

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