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Swedish and Pashto


Pashto and Swedish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden  
Afganistan  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
1  
14

National Language
Sweden  
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora  

Second Language
Finland  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Antartica, Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Pakistan  

Regulated By
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council  
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)  

Interesting Facts
  • In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
  • Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
  
  • 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
Norwegian and Danish Language  
Persian and Balochi Languages  

Derived From
Old Norse Language  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Swedish-Aphabets.jpg#200  
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
29  
11
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
7  
4

How Many Consonants
18  
8
29  
19

Scripts
Latin  
Arabic  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
hej  
(salaam) سلام  

Thank You
tacka dig  
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر  

How Are You?
hur mår du  
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟  

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

Good Evening
god kväll  
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير  

Good Afternoon
god eftermiddag  
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير  

Good Morning
god morgon  
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏  

Please
vänligen  
(lotfan) لطفا  

Sorry
ledsen  
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم  

Bye
hej då  
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان  

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

Excuse Me
ursäkta mig  
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Dialects  
Central Pashto  

Where They Speak
Gabon  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
78,000,000.00  
9
6,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Dialects  
Northern Pashto  

Where They Speak
Georgia  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
78,000,000.00  
7
21,000,000.00  
25

Dialect 3
Dialects  
Wanetsi  

Where They Speak
France  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
96,000,000.00  
5
95,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
79  
33
21  
19

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
0.58 %  
28

Native Speakers
8.70 million  
99+
60.00 million  
20

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
99+
50.00 million  
18

Native Name
Svenska  
(paṧto) پښتو  

Alternative Names
Ruotsi, Svenska  
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto  

French Name
suédois  
pachto  

German Name
Schwedisch  
Paschtu  

Pronunciation
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]  
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]  

Ethnicity
Swedes, Finland Swedes  
Pashtun  

History

Origin
13th Century  
1651  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Germanic  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Northern (Scandinavian)  
Iranian  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Swedish  
No early forms  

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

Language Position
89  
99+
82  
99+

Signed Forms
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")  
Pashto Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
sv  
ps  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
swe  
pus  

ISO 639 2/B
swe  
pus  

ISO 639 3
swe  
pus  

ISO 639 6
swe  
pus  

Glottocode
swed1254  
pash1269  

Linguasphere
52-AAA-ck to -cw  
58-ABD-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional  

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

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Swedish and Pashto Speaking population

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

Swedish and Pashto Language Codes

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

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