Countries
Afganistan
Ghana, Ivory coast
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Ghana
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Pakistan
Benin, United States of America
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Akan Orthography Committee
Interesting Facts
- Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
- The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
- Ghana has over 100 ethnic groups living, and Akan is one of the largest tribe.
- Akan language came in South America, notably Suriname and Jamaica through slave trade.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
(salaam) سلام
ete-sen
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
meda ase
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
wo ho te sɛn?
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
maadwo
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
maadwo
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
maaha
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
maakye
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Kafra
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
bye
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Me doכ wo
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
mepa wo kyɛw
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Asante
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Ghana
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Akuapem
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Ghana
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Ghana
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
Akan
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
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German Name
Paschtu
Akan-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
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Ethnicity
Pashtun
Akan people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
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Branch
Iranian
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Akan
Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
pash1269
akan1251
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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All Pashto and Akan 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 Pashto and Akan dialects. Various dialects of Pashto and Akan language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Pashto are spoken in different Pashto Speaking Countries whereas Akan Dialects are spoken in different Akan speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Pashto vs Akan Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto, Northern Pashto. Akan dialects include: Asante , Akuapem. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Pashto and Akan Speaking population
Pashto and Akan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Akan languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Akan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 %. 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 Pashto and Akan on Pashto vs Akan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Pashto and Akan Language Codes
Pashto and Akan language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Pashto and Akan Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.