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Sanskrit and Pashto


Pashto and Sanskrit


Countries

Countries
India   
Afganistan   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
India   
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Pakistan   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)   

Interesting Facts
  • Sanskrit language has highest number of vocabularies than any other language.
  • Sanskrit Language has proved to help in speech therapy, also it increases concentration and helps to learn maths and science better.
  
  • 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
Old German Language   
Persian and Balochi Languages   

Derived From
Prakrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
52   
31
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16   
13
7   
4

How Many Consonants
36   
26
29   
19

Scripts
Devanagari   
Arabic   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
20 weeks   
5
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
नमस्कारः (namaskāraḥ)   
(salaam) سلام   

Thank You
धन्यवादाः (dhanyawādāh)   
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر   

How Are You?
कथमस्ति भवान् (kathamasti bhawān)   
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟   

Good Night
शुभरात्री (shubharātrī)   
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير   

Good Evening
शुभः सायंकालः   
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير   

Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार   
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير   

Good Morning
सुप्रभातम् (suprabhātam)   
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏   

Please
कृपया (kripayā)   
(lotfan) لطفا   

Sorry
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)   
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم   

Bye
पुनः मिलामः(punah milamah)   
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان   

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

Excuse Me
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)   
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Not present   
Central Pashto   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
6,500,000.00   
14

Dialect 2
Not present   
Northern Pashto   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
21,000,000.00   
4

Dialect 3
Not present   
Wanetsi   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
95,000.00   
29

Total No. Of Dialects
0   
21   
19

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.58 %   
26

Native Speakers
14.10 million   
99+
60.00 million   
20

Native Name
संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam)   
(paṧto) پښتو   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto   

French Name
sanskrit   
pachto   

German Name
Sanskrit   
Paschtu   

Pronunciation
[səmskr̩t̪əm]   
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Pashtun   

History

Origin
2000 B.C.   
1651   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Indic   
Iranian   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Vedic Sanskrit   
No early forms   

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

Language Position
Not Available   
82   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
sa   
ps   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
san   
pus   

ISO 639 2/B
san   
pus   

ISO 639 3
san   
pus   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
sans1269   
pash1269   

Linguasphere
No data available   
58-ABD-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Ancient   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic   
Fusional   

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All Sanskrit 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 Sanskrit and Pashto dialects. Various dialects of Sanskrit and Pashto language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Sanskrit are spoken in different Sanskrit Speaking Countries whereas Pashto Dialects are spoken in different Pashto speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Sanskrit vs Pashto Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto , Northern Pashto. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Sanskrit and Pashto Speaking population

Sanskrit and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Sanskrit and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Sanskrit and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Sanskrit language is Not Available 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 Sanskrit and Pashto on Sanskrit vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Sanskrit and Pashto Language Codes

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

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