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Vietnamese and Pashto


Pashto and Vietnamese


Countries

Countries
Vietnam  
Afganistan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Vietnam  
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora  

Second Language
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Czech Republic  
Pakistan  

Regulated By
-  
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)  

Interesting Facts
  • The vocabulary of Vietnamese language is influenced by Chinese Language.
  • The only language in East Asia that uses the Latin alphabet is Vietnamese.
  
  • 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
Chinese Language  
Persian and Balochi Languages  

Derived From
Chinese Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
37  
19
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
7  
4

How Many Consonants
21  
11
29  
19

Scripts
Latin  
Arabic  

Writing Direction
-  
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
Xin chào  
(salaam) سلام  

Thank You
Cam on  
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر  

How Are You?
Bạn khỏe không?  
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟  

Good Night
Chúc ngủ ngon  
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير  

Good Evening
Chào buổi tối  
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير  

Good Afternoon
Chào buổi trưa  
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير  

Good Morning
Chào buổi sáng  
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏  

Please
xin vui lòng  
(lotfan) لطفا  

Sorry
Xin lỗi  
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم  

Bye
Tạm biệt  
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان  

I Love You
tôi yêu bạn  
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)  

Excuse Me
Xin loi  
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Vietnamese  
Central Pashto  

Where They Speak
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
76,000,000.00  
11
6,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
North-central Vietnamese  
Northern Pashto  

Where They Speak
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
76,000,000.00  
9
21,000,000.00  
25

Dialect 3
Mid-Central Vietnamese  
Wanetsi  

Where They Speak
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
76,000,000.00  
8
95,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
5  
5
21  
19

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
91.00 million  
16
60.00 million  
27

Speaking Population
1.14 %  
17
0.58 %  
28

Native Speakers
75.00 million  
14
60.00 million  
20

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million  
33
50.00 million  
18

Native Name
tiếng việt (㗂越)  
(paṧto) پښتو  

Alternative Names
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet  
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto  

French Name
vietnamien  
pachto  

German Name
Vietnamesisch  
Paschtu  

Pronunciation
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern) [tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)  
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]  

Ethnicity
Vietnamese (Kinh) people  
Pashtun  

History

Origin
c. 1440  
1651  

Language Family
Austroasiatic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Iranian  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese  
No early forms  

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

Language Position
14  
13
82  
99+

Signed Forms
Vietnamese sign languages  
Pashto Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
vi  
ps  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
vie  
pus  

ISO 639 2/B
vie  
pus  

ISO 639 3
vie  
pus  

ISO 639 6
vie  
pus  

Glottocode
viet1252  
pash1269  

Linguasphere
46-EBA  
58-ABD-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating  
Fusional  

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

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Vietnamese and Pashto Speaking population

Vietnamese and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Vietnamese and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Vietnamese and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Vietnamese language is 1.14 % 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 Vietnamese and Pashto on Vietnamese vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Vietnamese and Pashto Language Codes

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