Countries
Burkina Faso
Afganistan
National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo
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
- Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
- Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
- 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
Dagbani Language
Persian and Balochi Languages
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
Kia ora
(salaam) سلام
Thank You
Laafi bala
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
How Are You?
Laafi beme ?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Good Night
Ne y yungo
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Good Evening
ne y zabre
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Good Afternoon
Kia ora
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Please
gafare
(lotfan) لطفا
Sorry
gafare
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Excuse Me
Y gafare
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou
Central Pashto
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Saremde
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Taolende
Wanetsi
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
Mosse
(paṧto) پښتو
Alternative Names
Not Available
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
German Name
Mossi-Sprache
Paschtu
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Origin
Not available
1651
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Gur (Voltaic)
Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Mossi
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
ps
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
moss1236
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
All Mossi and Pashto Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Mossi and Pashto dialects. Various dialects of Mossi and Pashto language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Mossi are spoken in different Mossi Speaking Countries whereas Pashto Dialects are spoken in different Pashto speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Mossi vs Pashto Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Mossi dialects include: Ouapadoupou, Saremde. Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto , Northern Pashto. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Mossi and Pashto Speaking population
Mossi and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Mossi and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Mossi and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Mossi and Pashto on Mossi vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Mossi and Pashto Language Codes
Mossi and Pashto language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Mossi and Pashto Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.