Countries
Nigeria
Afganistan
National Language
Gambia, Nigeria
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Second Language
Nigeria
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo
Pakistan
Regulated By
Not Available
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Interesting Facts
- Hausa language is the most important and the best known of the Chadic branch.
- There are about one-fourth of Hausa words come from Arabic.
- 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
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Persian and Balochi Languages
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
sannu
(salaam) سلام
Thank You
gode ku
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
How Are You?
yaya dai
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Good Night
mai kyau dare
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Good Evening
barka da yamma
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Good Afternoon
barka da rana
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Good Morning
mai kyau safe
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Please
Don Allah
(lotfan) لطفا
Sorry
yi hakuri
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Bye
sai anjima
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
I Love You
Ina son ku
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Excuse Me
gafara dai
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Dialect 1
Gaananci
Central Pashto
Where They Speak
Ghana
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Kurhwayanci
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
Niger
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Daragaram
Wanetsi
Where They Speak
Niger
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)
(paṧto) پښتو
Alternative Names
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
French Name
haoussa
pachto
German Name
Haussa-Sprache
Paschtu
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Ethnicity
Hausa–Fulani people
Pashtun
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Chadic
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Hausa
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Signed Forms
Not Available
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
haus1257
pash1269
Linguasphere
19-HAA-b
58-ABD-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Fusional
Hausa 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 Hausa and Pashto greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Hausa and Pashto language. Hausa word for "Hello" is sannu or Pashto word for "Thank You" is (manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر. Find more of such common Hausa Greetings and Pashto Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Hausa vs Pashto Difficulty
The Hausa vs Pashto difficulty level basically depends on the number of Hausa 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 Hausa and Pashto are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Hausa and Pashto, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Hausa is 44 weeks while to learn Pashto time required is 44 weeks.