Countries
Afganistan
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
16
0
46
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National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Pakistan
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
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.
- Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
- The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Malayalam
Derived From
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
44247
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
712
0
32
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How Many Consonants
2918
9
60
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Scripts
Arabic
Tamil
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
33
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
(salaam) سلام
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Kongu
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Kongu
How Many People Speak
6,500,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
21,000,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
95,000.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
2110
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
60.00 million78.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.58 %1.06 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
60.00 million70.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
50.00 million8.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
pachto
tamoul
German Name
Paschtu
Tamil
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Pashtun
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
1651
300 BC
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
-
Branch
Iranian
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Modern Tamil
Language Position
8218
1
120
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Signed Forms
Pashto Sign Language
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ps
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
pus
tam
ISO 639 2/B
pus
tam
ISO 639 3
pus
tam
ISO 639 6
pus
tam
Glottocode
pash1269
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
tami1289
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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