Countries
Galicia
  
Afganistan
  
National Language
Galicia
  
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Pakistan
  
Regulated By
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)
  
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
  
Interesting Facts
- In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
- The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
  
- 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
Portuguese Language
  
Persian and Balochi Languages
  
Derived From
Latin
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Galician-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Arabic
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
Ola
  
(salaam) سلام
  
Thank You
Grazas
  
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
  
How Are You?
Que tal estás?
  
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
  
Good Night
Boas noites
  
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
  
Good Evening
Boa tarde
  
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
  
Good Afternoon
Boa tarde
  
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
  
Good Morning
Bos días
  
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
  
Please
Por favor
  
(lotfan) لطفا
  
Sorry
Síntoo!
  
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
  
Bye
Adeus
  
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
  
I Love You
Ámote
  
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
  
Excuse Me
Perdoe!
  
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
  
Dialect 1
Eastern Galician
  
Central Pashto
  
Where They Speak
East Galicia
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
6,500,000.00
  
14
Dialect 2
Central Galician
  
Northern Pashto
  
Where They Speak
Central Galicia
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
21,000,000.00
  
4
Dialect 3
Western Galician
  
Wanetsi
  
Where They Speak
West Galicia
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
2.40 million
  
99+
60.00 million
  
27
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
2.40 million
  
99+
60.00 million
  
20
Native Name
Galego
  
(paṧto) پښتو
  
Alternative Names
Galego, Gallego
  
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
  
French Name
galicien
  
pachto
  
German Name
Galicisch
  
Paschtu
  
Pronunciation
[ɡaˈleɣo]
  
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Pashtun
  
Origin
c. 1175
  
1651
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Iranian
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Medieval Galician
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Galician
  
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
gl
  
ps
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
glg
  
pus
  
ISO 639 2/B
glg
  
pus
  
ISO 639 3
glg
  
pus
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
gali1258
  
pash1269
  
Linguasphere
51-AAA-ab
  
58-ABD-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional
  
Galician 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 Galician and Pashto greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Galician and Pashto language. Galician word for "Hello" is Ola or Pashto word for "Thank You" is (manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر. Find more of such common Galician Greetings and Pashto Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Galician vs Pashto Difficulty
The Galician vs Pashto difficulty level basically depends on the number of Galician 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 Galician and Pashto are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Galician and Pashto, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Galician is Not Available while to learn Pashto time required is 44 weeks.