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Quechua and Pashto


Pashto and Quechua


Countries

Countries
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru  
Afganistan  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
1  
14

National Language
Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru  
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
South America  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Pakistan  

Regulated By
-  
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)  

Interesting Facts
  • One of the most widely spoken indigenous language in the America is Quechua.
  • Quechua language has borrowed many words from Spanish.
  
  • 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
Aymara and Guarani Languages  
Persian and Balochi Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
31  
13
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
7  
4

How Many Consonants
26  
16
29  
19

Scripts
Latin  
Arabic  

Writing Direction
-  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Rimaykullayki  
(salaam) سلام  

Thank You
Solpayki  
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر  

How Are You?
Allillanchu  
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟  

Good Night
Allin tuta  
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير  

Good Evening
Wuynas nuchis  
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير  

Good Afternoon
Wuynas tardis  
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير  

Good Morning
Wuynus diyas  
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏  

Please
jamuspa  
(lotfan) لطفا  

Sorry
Pampachaykuway  
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم  

Bye
bye  
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان  

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

Excuse Me
Pampachaway  
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ancash  
Central Pashto  

Where They Speak
Peru  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
920,000.00  
99+
6,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Huánuco  
Northern Pashto  

Where They Speak
Peru  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
190,000.00  
99+
21,000,000.00  
25

Dialect 3
Yaru  
Wanetsi  

Where They Speak
Peru  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
150,000.00  
99+
95,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
10  
10
21  
19

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
8.90 million  
99+
60.00 million  
27

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
0.58 %  
28

Native Speakers
8.90 million  
99+
60.00 million  
20

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million  
99+
50.00 million  
18

Native Name
Qhichwa  
(paṧto) پښتو  

Alternative Names
North La Paz Quechua  
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto  

French Name
quechua  
pachto  

German Name
Quechua-Sprache  
Paschtu  

Pronunciation
[ˈketʃwa]  
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]  

Ethnicity
Quechua  
Pashtun  

History

Origin
16th Century  
1651  

Language Family
Quechumaran Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Andean Equatorial  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Iranian  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

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

Language Position
23  
21
82  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Quechua  
Pashto Sign Language  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
qu  
ps  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
que  
pus  

ISO 639 2/B
que  
pus  

ISO 639 3
que  
pus  

ISO 639 6
que  
pus  

Glottocode
quec1387  
pash1269  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
58-ABD-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic  
Fusional  

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All Quechua and Pashto Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Quechua and Pashto dialects. Various dialects of Quechua and Pashto language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Quechua are spoken in different Quechua Speaking Countries whereas Pashto Dialects are spoken in different Pashto speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Quechua vs Pashto Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Quechua dialects include: Ancash, Huánuco. Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto , Northern Pashto. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Quechua and Pashto Speaking population

Quechua and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Quechua and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Quechua and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Quechua language is 0.13 % 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 Quechua and Pashto on Quechua vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Quechua and Pashto Language Codes

Quechua and Pashto language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Quechua and Pashto Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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