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Welsh and Pashto


Pashto and Welsh


Countries

Countries
Wales  
Afganistan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Wales  
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
Argentina, United Kingdom  
Pakistan  

Regulated By
Welsh Language Commissioner  
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)  

Interesting Facts
  • One of the Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
  • Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
  
  • 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
English Language  
Persian and Balochi Languages  

Derived From
British Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29  
11
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
7  
4

How Many Consonants
21  
11
29  
19

Scripts
Latin  
Arabic  

Writing Direction
-  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Helô  
(salaam) سلام  

Thank You
Diolch  
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر  

How Are You?
Sut ydych chi?  
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟  

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

Good Evening
Noswaith dda  
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير  

Good Afternoon
P'nawn da  
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير  

Good Morning
Bore da  
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏  

Please
os gwelwch yn dda  
(lotfan) لطفا  

Sorry
Mae'n ddrwg gennym  
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم  

Bye
Hwyl  
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان  

I Love You
Dw i'n dy garu di  
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)  

Excuse Me
Esgusodwch fi  
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Patagonian Welsh  
Central Pashto  

Where They Speak
Argentina  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
38,000.00  
99+
6,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Y Wyndodeg  
Northern Pashto  

Where They Speak
Gwynedd  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
700,000.00  
99+
21,000,000.00  
25

Dialect 3
Y Bowyseg  
Wanetsi  

Where They Speak
Powys  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
700,000.00  
99+
95,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
21  
19

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.24 %  
99+
0.58 %  
28

Native Speakers
7.40 million  
99+
60.00 million  
20

Second Language Speakers
0.70 million  
99+
50.00 million  
18

Native Name
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg  
(paṧto) پښتو  

Alternative Names
Cymraeg  
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto  

French Name
gallois  
pachto  

German Name
Kymrisch  
Paschtu  

Pronunciation
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]  
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]  

Ethnicity
Welsh people  
Pashtun  

History

Origin
9th Century  
1651  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Celtic  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Brythonic  
Iranian  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh  
No early forms  

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

Language Position
31  
29
82  
99+

Signed Forms
Welsh Sign Language  
Pashto Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
cy  
ps  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cym  
pus  

ISO 639 2/B
wel  
pus  

ISO 639 3
cym  
pus  

ISO 639 6
cym  
pus  

Glottocode
wels1247  
pash1269  

Linguasphere
50-ABA  
58-ABD-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Historical  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Fusional  

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

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Welsh and Pashto Speaking population

Welsh and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Welsh and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Welsh and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Welsh language is 0.24 % 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 Welsh and Pashto on Welsh vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Welsh and Pashto Language Codes

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

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