Countries
Philippines
  
Afganistan
  
National Language
Philippines
  
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Pakistan
  
Regulated By
Commission on the Filipino Language
  
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
  
Interesting Facts
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  
- 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
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
  
Persian and Balochi Languages
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Ilocano-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin
  
Arabic
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
Kablaaw
  
(salaam) سلام
  
Thank You
Agyamanak
  
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
  
How Are You?
Kumusta?
  
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
  
Good Night
Naimbag a rabii
  
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
  
Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam
  
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
  
Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem
  
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
  
Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat
  
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
  
Please
Not available
  
(lotfan) لطفا
  
Sorry
Agpakawanak
  
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
  
Bye
Pakada
  
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
  
I Love You
Ayayatenka
  
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
  
Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen
  
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
  
Dialect 1
Balangao
  
Central Pashto
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00
  
14
Dialect 2
Bontoc
  
Northern Pashto
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00
  
4
Dialect 3
Not present
  
Wanetsi
  
Where They Speak
Not present
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
9.10 million
  
99+
60.00 million
  
27
Native Speakers
9.10 million
  
99+
60.00 million
  
20
Native Name
ilokano
  
(paṧto) پښتو
  
Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko
  
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
  
French Name
ilocano
  
pachto
  
German Name
Ilokano-Sprache
  
Paschtu
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
  
Ethnicity
Ilocano people
  
Pashtun
  
Origin
18th Century
  
1651
  
Language Family
Austronesian 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
Modern Ilocano
  
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 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
ilo
  
pus
  
ISO 639 2/B
ilo
  
pus
  
ISO 639 3
ilo
  
pus
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
ilok1237
  
pash1269
  
Linguasphere
31-CBA-a
  
58-ABD-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional
  
Ilocano 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 Ilocano and Pashto greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Ilocano and Pashto language. Ilocano word for "Hello" is Kablaaw or Pashto word for "Thank You" is (manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر. Find more of such common Ilocano Greetings and Pashto Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Ilocano vs Pashto Difficulty
The Ilocano vs Pashto difficulty level basically depends on the number of Ilocano 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 Ilocano and Pashto are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Ilocano and Pashto, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Ilocano is Not Available while to learn Pashto time required is 44 weeks.