Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
  
Afganistan
  
National Language
India
  
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
  
Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius
  
Pakistan
  
Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
  
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
  
Interesting Facts
- Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
- Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  
- 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
Konkani Language
  
Persian and Balochi Languages
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200
  
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Devanagari
  
Arabic
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
  
(salaam) سلام
  
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
  
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
  
How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
  
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
  
Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
  
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
  
Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
  
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
  
Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
  
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
  
Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
  
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
  
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
  
(lotfan) لطفا
  
Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
  
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
  
Bye
बाय (Bāya)
  
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
  
I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
  
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
  
Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
  
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
  
Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani
  
Central Pashto
  
Where They Speak
Kokan
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00
  
23
6,500,000.00
  
14
Dialect 2
Varhadi
  
Northern Pashto
  
Where They Speak
Vidarbha
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00
  
12
21,000,000.00
  
4
Dialect 3
Khandeshi
  
Wanetsi
  
Where They Speak
Khandesh
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00
  
15
How Many People Speak?
71.00 million
  
25
60.00 million
  
27
Native Speakers
68.00 million
  
16
60.00 million
  
20
Second Language Speakers
3.00 million
  
32
Not Available
  
Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)
  
(paṧto) پښتو
  
Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
  
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
  
French Name
marathe
  
pachto
  
German Name
Marathi
  
Paschtu
  
Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
  
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
  
Ethnicity
Marathi people
  
Pashtun
  
Origin
10th century
  
1651
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Indic
  
Iranian
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Marathi
  
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
mr
  
ps
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mar
  
pus
  
ISO 639 2/B
mar
  
pus
  
ISO 639 3
mar
  
pus
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
mara1378
  
pash1269
  
Linguasphere
omr
  
58-ABD-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional
  
Marathi 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 Marathi and Pashto greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Marathi and Pashto language. Marathi word for "Hello" is हॅलो (Hĕlō) or Pashto word for "Thank You" is (manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر. Find more of such common Marathi Greetings and Pashto Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Marathi vs Pashto Difficulty
The Marathi vs Pashto difficulty level basically depends on the number of Marathi 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 Marathi and Pashto are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Marathi and Pashto, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Marathi is 4 weeks while to learn Pashto time required is 44 weeks.