Countries
Afganistan
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
Total No. Of Countries
14
0
46
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National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Andra Pradesh, India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Karnataka
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Pakistan
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
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.
- Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
- Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Tamil
Derived From
-
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
4460
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
719
0
32
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How Many Consonants
2941
9
60
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Scripts
Arabic
Telugu Script
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
హలో (Halō)
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
బై (Bai)
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Waddar
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00170,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Chenchu
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
How Many People Speak
21,000,000.0026,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Manna-Dora
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
95,000.0030,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
2138
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
60.00 million80.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.58 %1.15 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
60.00 million75.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
50.00 million5.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
తెలుగు (telugu)
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
French Name
pachto
télougou
German Name
Paschtu
Telugu-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
[ˈteluɡu]
Ethnicity
Pashtun
Telugu people
Origin
1651
c. 575
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
-
Branch
Iranian
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Telugu
Language Position
8215
1
120
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Signed Forms
Pashto Sign Language
Signed Telugu
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ps
te
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
pus
tel
ISO 639 2/B
pus
tel
ISO 639 3
pus
tel
ISO 639 6
pus
tel
Glottocode
pash1269
telu1262
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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