Countries
Andora, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gibraltar, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Latvia, Luxembourg, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela, Western Sahara
Afganistan
National Language
Spain
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Second Language
Andora, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, US Virgin Islands
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Asia
Minority Language
Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Morocco, United Kingdom
Pakistan
Regulated By
Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Interesting Facts
- One of the world's most phonetic language is Spanish.
- Up to the 18th century, Spanish was diplomatic language.
- 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
French Language
Persian and Balochi Languages
Derived From
Latin
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Thank You
Gracias
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
How Are You?
Cómo estás?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Good Night
Buenas Noches
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Good Evening
Bonne soirée
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Good Afternoon
Buenas Tardes
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Good Morning
Buenos Días
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Please
Por Favor
(lotfan) لطفا
Sorry
triste
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Bye
adiós
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
I Love You
Te Quiero
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Excuse Me
Discúlpeme
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Dialect 1
Mexican Spanish
Central Pashto
Where They Speak
Mexico
Afganistan, Pakistan
Dialect 2
Cuban Spanish
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
Cuba
Afganistan, Pakistan
Dialect 3
Puerto Rican Spanish
Wanetsi
Where They Speak
Puerto Rico
Afganistan, Pakistan
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Español
(paṧto) پښتو
Alternative Names
Castellano, Castilian, Español
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
French Name
espagnol; castillan
pachto
German Name
Spanisch
Paschtu
Pronunciation
[espaˈɲol], [kasteˈʎano]
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Ethnicity
Not Available
Pashtun
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Romance
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Iranian
Early Forms
Old Spanish and Spanish
No early forms
Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Spanish
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Signed Forms
Signed Spanish
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
stan1288
pash1269
Linguasphere
51-AAA-b
58-ABD-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Fusional