Countries
Afganistan
Malawi, Zimbabwe
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Pakistan
Zambia
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
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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.
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Zulu language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
Zikomo
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Muli bwanji?
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Usiku wabwino
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Madzulo abwino
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Masana abwino
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
M'mawa wabwino
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
Chonde
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
pepani
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
anatsanzikana
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Ndimakukondani
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Pepani
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Kasungu
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Malawi, Zambia
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Kikamtunda
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Malawi, Zambia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Kimaravi
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Malawi, Zambia
How Many People Speak
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Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
Nyanja
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
French Name
pachto
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
German Name
Paschtu
Nyanja-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
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Ethnicity
Pashtun
Chewa people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Chewa
Language Position
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Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
pash1269
nyan1308
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
99-AUS-xaa – xag
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 Chewa 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 Chewa dialects. Various dialects of Pashto and Chewa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Pashto are spoken in different Pashto Speaking Countries whereas Chewa Dialects are spoken in different Chewa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Pashto vs Chewa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto, Northern Pashto. Chewa dialects include: Kasungu , Kikamtunda. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Pashto and Chewa Speaking population
Pashto and Chewa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Chewa languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Chewa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Chewa 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 Chewa on Pashto vs Chewa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Pashto and Chewa Language Codes
Pashto and Chewa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Pashto and Chewa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.