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
Scripts
Devanagari
Arabic
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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
Dialect 2
Varhadi
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
Vidarbha
Afganistan, Pakistan
Dialect 3
Khandeshi
Wanetsi
Where They Speak
Khandesh
Afganistan, Pakistan
Second Language Speakers
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
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
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 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
mara1378
pash1269
Linguasphere
omr
58-ABD-a
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.
