Countries
Philippines
Afganistan
National Language
Philippines
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Second Language
Philippines
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Pakistan
Regulated By
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Interesting Facts
- About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
- Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
- 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
Hiligaynon Language
Persian and Balochi Languages
Derived From
Island of Cebu
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Not Available
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Thank You
Salamat
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Good Night
Maayong Gabii
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Good Evening
Maayong Gabii
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Good Morning
Maayong Buntag
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Please
Palihug
(lotfan) لطفا
Sorry
Ikasubo ko
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Bye
Babay
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Dialect 1
Boholano
Central Pashto
Where They Speak
Bohol
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Southern Kana
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
southern Leyte
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
North Kana
Wanetsi
Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Visayan
(paṧto) پښتو
Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
French Name
cebuano
pachto
German Name
Cebuano
Paschtu
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Ethnicity
Cebuano people
Pashtun
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
ps
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
cebu1242
pash1269
Linguasphere
No data Available
58-ABD-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional
Cebuano 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 Cebuano and Pashto greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Cebuano and Pashto language. Cebuano word for "Hello" is Hoy or Pashto word for "Thank You" is (manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر. Find more of such common Cebuano Greetings and Pashto Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Cebuano vs Pashto Difficulty
The Cebuano vs Pashto difficulty level basically depends on the number of Cebuano 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 Cebuano and Pashto are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Cebuano and Pashto, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Cebuano is 3 weeks while to learn Pashto time required is 44 weeks.