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Uyghur and Pashto


Pashto and Uyghur


Countries

Countries
China   
Afganistan   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
China   
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
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan   
Pakistan   

Regulated By
Working Committee of Ethnic Language and Writing of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region   
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)   

Interesting Facts
  • Uyghur language has large quantity of loan words from Persian, Russian and Chinese.
  • Uyghur was originally written with the Orkhon Alphabets.
  
  • 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
Uzbek Language   
Persian and Balochi Languages   

Derived From
Gokturk Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
36   
18
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
7   
4

How Many Consonants
27   
17
29   
19

Scripts
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin   
Arabic   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Vertical, Top-To-Bottom   
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Ässalamu läykum.   
(salaam) سلام   

Thank You
rakhmat   
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر   

How Are You?
Yakshimasiz? / Qandaq ahwalingiz?   
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟   

Good Night
Kachlikingz khayrilik bolsun   
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير   

Good Evening
Kachlikingz khayrilik bolsun!   
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير   

Good Morning
Atiganlikingz khayrilik bolsun!   
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏   

Please
birdam   
(lotfan) لطفا   

Sorry
kachurung   
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم   

Bye
Khayr khosh   
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان   

I Love You
sizni yahshi kOrman   
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)   

Excuse Me
Kachurung   
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Turpan   
Central Pashto   

Where They Speak
China   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

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

Dialect 2
Hotan   
Northern Pashto   

Where They Speak
China   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

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

Dialect 3
Lop Nur   
Wanetsi   

Where They Speak
China   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
95,000.00   
29

Total No. Of Dialects
7   
7
21   
19

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.12 %   
99+
0.58 %   
26

Native Speakers
8.20 million   
99+
60.00 million   
20

Native Name
Уйғур /ئۇيغۇر (ujġgur / uyghur)   
(paṧto) پښتو   

Alternative Names
Uighuir, Uighur, Uiguir, Uigur, Uygur, Weiwu’er, Wiga   
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto   

French Name
ouïgour   
pachto   

German Name
Uigurisch   
Paschtu   

Pronunciation
[ʊjʁʊrˈtʃɛ], [ʊjˈʁʊr tili]   
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]   

Ethnicity
Uyghur   
Pashtun   

History

Origin
11   
1651   

Language Family
Turkic Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Iranian   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Karakhanid, Chagatai, Eastern Turki   
No early forms   

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

Language Position
98   
99+
82   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ug   
ps   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
uig   
pus   

ISO 639 2/B
uig   
pus   

ISO 639 3
uig   
pus   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
uigh1240   
pash1269   

Linguasphere
No data Available   
58-ABD-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional   

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

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Uyghur and Pashto Speaking population

Uyghur and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Uyghur and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Uyghur and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Uyghur language is 0.12 % 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 Uyghur and Pashto on Uyghur vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Uyghur and Pashto Language Codes

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

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