Countries
Rajastan, India
Afganistan
National Language
Rajastan, India
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
Nepal, Pakistan
Pakistan
Regulated By
Not Available
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Interesting Facts
- Marwari language was historically written in Mahajani, which is version of the Landa script.
- Marwari language is written in Arabic Alphabets in Pakistan.
- 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
Gujarati, Haryanvi, Hindi and Punjabi Languages
Persian and Balochi Languages
Derived From
Gujarati Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Devanagari
Arabic
Writing Direction
Not Available
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
khammaghani
(salaam) سلام
Thank You
dhanyavaad
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
How Are You?
Kikan ho sa?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Good Night
shubh raatri
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Good Evening
Shubh Honjh
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Good Afternoon
Shubh Befar
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Good Morning
Shubh Havar
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Please
kirpa
(lotfan) لطفا
Sorry
Maaf Karo
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Bye
bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
I Love You
main tanne pyaar karoon
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Excuse Me
maaf karo
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Dialect 1
Jogi
Central Pashto
Where They Speak
India
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Bagri
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
India
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Dhundhari
Wanetsi
Where They Speak
India
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
Marwari
(paṧto) پښتو
Alternative Names
Marvadi, Marvari, Marwadi, Rajasthani
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
French Name
marvari
pachto
German Name
Marwari
Paschtu
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Ethnicity
Marwari or Marwadi
Pashtun
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Marwari
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Not Available
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
ps
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
raja1256
pash1269
Linguasphere
No data available
58-ABD-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional
Marwari 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 Marwari and Pashto greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Marwari and Pashto language. Marwari word for "Hello" is khammaghani or Pashto word for "Thank You" is (manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر. Find more of such common Marwari Greetings and Pashto Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Marwari vs Pashto Difficulty
The Marwari vs Pashto difficulty level basically depends on the number of Marwari 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 Marwari and Pashto are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Marwari and Pashto, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Marwari is 44 weeks while to learn Pashto time required is 44 weeks.