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Telugu and Pashto


Pashto and Telugu


Countries

Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam  
Afganistan  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
1  
14

National Language
Andra Pradesh, India  
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora  

Second Language
Karnataka  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu  
Pakistan  

Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh  
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)  

Interesting Facts
  • Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
  • Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
  
  • 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
Tamil  
Persian and Balochi Languages  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
60  
35
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
19  
16
7  
4

How Many Consonants
41  
30
29  
19

Scripts
Telugu Script  
Arabic  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
హలో (Halō)  
(salaam) سلام  

Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)  
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر  

How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)  
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟  

Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)  
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير  

Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)  
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير  

Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)  
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير  

Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)  
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏  

Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)  
(lotfan) لطفا  

Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)  
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم  

Bye
బై (Bai)  
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان  

I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)  
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)  

Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)  
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Waddar  
Central Pashto  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
170,000.00  
99+
6,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Chenchu  
Northern Pashto  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
26,000.00  
99+
21,000,000.00  
25

Dialect 3
Manna-Dora  
Wanetsi  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
30,000.00  
99+
95,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
38  
28
21  
19

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
80.00 million  
20
60.00 million  
27

Speaking Population
1.15 %  
16
0.58 %  
28

Native Speakers
75.00 million  
14
60.00 million  
20

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
99+
50.00 million  
18

Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)  
(paṧto) پښتو  

Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan  
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto  

French Name
télougou  
pachto  

German Name
Telugu-Sprache  
Paschtu  

Pronunciation
[ˈteluɡu]  
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]  

Ethnicity
Telugu people  
Pashtun  

History

Origin
c. 575  
1651  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Iranian  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy  
No early forms  

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

Language Position
15  
14
82  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Telugu  
Pashto Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
te  
ps  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tel  
pus  

ISO 639 2/B
tel  
pus  

ISO 639 3
tel  
pus  

ISO 639 6
tel  
pus  

Glottocode
telu1262  
pash1269  

Linguasphere
No data available  
58-ABD-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional  

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

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Telugu and Pashto Speaking population

Telugu and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Telugu and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Telugu and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 % 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 Telugu and Pashto on Telugu vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Telugu and Pashto Language Codes

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