Countries
India, Pakistan
Afganistan
National Language
India, Pakistan
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
Not Available
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Interesting Facts
- Kashmiri is the only Daridc language with literature which was originated more than seven hundred and fifty years ago.
- Kashmiri has thousands of loan words from Persian and Arabic Languages.
- 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
Hindi and Urdu Languages
Persian and Balochi Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Arabic, Perso-Arabic script
Arabic
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
Assalām ‘alaikum
(salaam) سلام
Thank You
शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya)
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
How Are You?
तोहय छिवा वारय? (tohy ch'ivaa vaarai?)
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Good Night
शबे खैर । (shabey k'eūr)
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Good Evening
Not Available
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Good Afternoon
Hach t'ochoktiya
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Good Morning
Hach ch'i
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Please
Not Available
(lotfan) لطفا
Sorry
माफ कॅरिव । (maap' keuriv)
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Bye
Khuda hāfiz
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
I Love You
be chus che seth mohabat karaan
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Excuse Me
वय त्रॅाविव । (vat' treūviv)
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Dialect 1
Kashtawari
Central Pashto
Where They Speak
India, Koshtawar valley, southeast kashmir, India
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Poguli
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
Pogul and Paristan valleys
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Rambani
Wanetsi
Where They Speak
India
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
कॉशुर / كٲشُر
(paṧto) پښتو
Alternative Names
Cashmeeree, Cashmiri, Kacmiri, Kaschemiri, Keshur, Koshur
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
French Name
kashmiri
pachto
German Name
Kaschmiri
Paschtu
Pronunciation
[kəːʃur]
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Ethnicity
Kashmiris or koshur
Pashtun
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Kashmiri
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
kash1277
pash1269
Linguasphere
No data available
58-ABD-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional
Kashmiri 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 Kashmiri and Pashto greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Kashmiri and Pashto language. Kashmiri word for "Hello" is Assalām ‘alaikum or Pashto word for "Thank You" is (manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر. Find more of such common Kashmiri Greetings and Pashto Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Kashmiri vs Pashto Difficulty
The Kashmiri vs Pashto difficulty level basically depends on the number of Kashmiri 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 Kashmiri and Pashto are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Kashmiri and Pashto, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Kashmiri is 44 weeks while to learn Pashto time required is 44 weeks.