Russian and Pashto Speaking countries
Countries
Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
Afganistan
National Language
Russia
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Second Language
Afganistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
Pakistan
Regulated By
Russian Academy, Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Interesting Facts
- In Russian language, the words are not pronounced as they are written.
- In Russian language, there are only 200,000 words out of which only few words are used and due to this many words have more than one meaning.
- 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
Ukrainian and Belarusian Languages
Persian and Balochi Languages
Derived From
Proto-Slavic Vocabulary
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Russian and Pashto as Minority Language
In Russian and Pashto speaking countries you will get the countries which have Russian and Pashto as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Russian as minority language: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.
- Pashto as minority language: Pakistan.
If you want to compare Russian and Pashto dialects, then you can go to Russian vs Pashto Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Russian and Pashto Regulators
Russian and Pashto speaking countries provide you Russian and Pashto regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Russian Academy, Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences regulates Russian language.Pashto is regulated by Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan). Also get to learn, Russian and Pashto Language History.
Russian and Pashto Continents
Thinking about Russian and Pashto continents in which Russian and Pashto speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Russian and Pashto. Most of the Russian speaking countries lie in Asia, Europe. While Pashto speaking countries lie in Asia. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Russian and Pashto languages:
Russian Interesting Facts:
- In Russian language, the words are not pronounced as they are written.
- In Russian language, there are only 200,000 words out of which only few words are used and due to this many words have more than one meaning.
Pashto 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.
The Russian language was derived from Proto-Slavic Vocabulary and is similar to Ukrainian and Belarusian Languages whereas Russian language is similar to Persian and Balochi Languages and derived from Not Available.