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Telugu vs Pashto


Pashto vs 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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Telugu and Pashto Language History

Comparison of Telugu vs Pashto language history gives us differences between origin of Telugu and Pashto language. History of Telugu language states that this language originated in c. 575 whereas history of Pashto language states that this language originated in 1651. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Telugu and Pashto Language History.

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Telugu and Pashto Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Telugu and Pashto greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Telugu and Pashto language. Telugu word for "Hello" is హలో (Halō) or Pashto word for "Thank You" is (manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر. Find more of such common Telugu Greetings and Pashto Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Telugu vs Pashto Difficulty

The Telugu vs Pashto difficulty level basically depends on the number of Telugu Alphabets and Pashto Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Telugu and Pashto are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Telugu and Pashto, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Telugu is 44 weeks while to learn Pashto time required is 44 weeks.

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