Oromo and Pashto
Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya
Afganistan
National Language
Ethiopia
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Somalia
Pakistan
Regulated By
Not Available
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Interesting Facts
- Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
- Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
- 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
Somali Language
Persian and Balochi Languages
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Time Taken to Learn
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Hello
akkam
(salaam) سلام
Thank You
Galatoomi
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Good Night
Nagayattii buli
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Good Evening
Akkam waarite
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Please
Maaloo
(lotfan) لطفا
Sorry
naa dhiisi
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Bye
Nagayattii!
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
I Love You
Sin jaaladha
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Dialect 1
Borana
Central Pashto
Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya
Afganistan, Pakistan
Dialect 2
Orma
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
Kenya
Afganistan, Pakistan
Where They Speak
Kenya
Afganistan, Pakistan
Native Name
Afaan Oromo
(paṧto) پښتو
Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
German Name
Galla-Sprache
Paschtu
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
nucl1736
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 Oromo 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 Oromo and Pashto dialects. Various dialects of Oromo and Pashto language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Oromo are spoken in different Oromo Speaking Countries whereas Pashto Dialects are spoken in different Pashto speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Oromo vs Pashto Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Oromo dialects include: Borana, Orma. Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto , Northern Pashto. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Oromo and Pashto Speaking population
Oromo and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oromo and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Oromo and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 % 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 Oromo and Pashto on Oromo vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Oromo and Pashto Language Codes
Oromo and Pashto language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Oromo and Pashto Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
