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
Mossi 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 Mossi and Pashto greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Mossi and Pashto language. Mossi word for "Hello" is Kia ora or Pashto word for "Thank You" is (manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر. Find more of such common Mossi Greetings and Pashto Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Mossi vs Pashto Difficulty
The Mossi vs Pashto difficulty level basically depends on the number of Mossi 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 Mossi and Pashto are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Mossi and Pashto, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Mossi is 30 weeks while to learn Pashto time required is 44 weeks.