Countries
Haiti
  
Afganistan
  
National Language
Haiti
  
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Central America, North America
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Cuba
  
Pakistan
  
Regulated By
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)
  
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
  
Interesting Facts
- In the year 1940, the first technical orthography for Haitian Creole was developed.
- In Haiian Creole, the word 'creole' is of Latin origin via a Portuguese term that means, "person raised in one's house".
  
- 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
French Language
  
Persian and Balochi Languages
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Arabic
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Bonjou
  
(salaam) سلام
  
Thank You
Mèsi
  
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
  
How Are You?
Kijan ou yé?
  
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
  
Good Night
Bon nwit
  
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
  
Good Evening
Bonswa
  
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
  
Good Afternoon
Bon apre-midi
  
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
  
Good Morning
Bon apre-midi
  
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
  
Please
Souple
  
(lotfan) لطفا
  
Sorry
Dezole
  
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
  
Bye
Babay
  
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
  
I Love You
Mwen renmen w
  
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
  
Excuse Me
Eskize m
  
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
  
Dialect 1
Northern Haitian Creole
  
Central Pashto
  
Where They Speak
Cap-Haitien
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
6,500,000.00
  
14
Dialect 2
Central Haitian Creole
  
Northern Pashto
  
Where They Speak
Port-au-Prince
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
21,000,000.00
  
4
Dialect 3
Southern Haitian Creole
  
Wanetsi
  
Where They Speak
Cayes
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
9.60 million
  
99+
60.00 million
  
27
Native Speakers
9.60 million
  
99+
60.00 million
  
20
Native Name
Kreyòl ayisyen
  
(paṧto) پښتو
  
Alternative Names
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole
  
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
  
French Name
haïtien; créole haïtien
  
pachto
  
German Name
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)
  
Paschtu
  
Pronunciation
[kɣejɔl]
  
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
  
Ethnicity
Haitians
  
Pashtun
  
Origin
17th Century
  
1651
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Iranian
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Haitian Creole
  
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ht
  
ps
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
hat
  
pus
  
ISO 639 2/B
hat
  
pus
  
ISO 639 3
hat
  
pus
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
hait1244
  
pash1269
  
Linguasphere
51-AAC-cb
  
58-ABD-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional
  
Haitian Creole 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 Haitian Creole and Pashto greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Haitian Creole and Pashto language. Haitian Creole word for "Hello" is Bonjou or Pashto word for "Thank You" is (manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر. Find more of such common Haitian Creole Greetings and Pashto Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Haitian Creole vs Pashto Difficulty
The Haitian Creole vs Pashto difficulty level basically depends on the number of Haitian Creole 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 Haitian Creole and Pashto are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Haitian Creole and Pashto, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Haitian Creole is 24 weeks while to learn Pashto time required is 44 weeks.