Countries
India, Pakistan
Afganistan
National Language
India, Pakistan
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Second Language
Pakistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Pakistan
Regulated By
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Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Interesting Facts
- Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
- Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
- Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
- The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
Similar To
Hindi Language
Persian and Balochi Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Arabic
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
(salaam) سلام
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
(lotfan) لطفا
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Dialect 1
Pothohari
Central Pashto
Where They Speak
Pakistan
Afganistan, Pakistan
Dialect 2
Saraiki
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
Afganistan, Pakistan
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
Afganistan, Pakistan
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
(paṧto) پښتو
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
French Name
pendjabi
pachto
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
Paschtu
Pronunciation
Not Availble
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Ethnicity
Punjabis
Pashtun
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Pashto Sign Language
Glottocode
panj1256
pash1269
Linguasphere
No data available
58-ABD-a
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Fusional
Punjabi and Pashto Speaking population
Punjabi and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Punjabi and Pashto on Punjabi vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Punjabi and Pashto Language Codes
Punjabi and Pashto language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Punjabi and Pashto Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.