Countries
Afganistan
Burma
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Burundi, Gambia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia
Minority Language
Pakistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
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.
- Kirundi language is tonal, since it has high and low essential tones.
- Kirundi Language is referred as a language where Meeussen's rule is active, this rule describes a certain pattern of tonal change in Bantu languages.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Kinyarwanda 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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Hello
(salaam) سلام
Bwakeye
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
Urakoze
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Urakomeye?
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Ijoro ryiza
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Mwiriwe
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Mwiriwe
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Mwaramutse
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
Ndagusavye
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
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Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
N’agasaga
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
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Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
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Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Rwanda-Rundi
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Ha
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Tanzania
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Tanzania
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
íkiRǔndi
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
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German Name
Paschtu
Kirundi
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
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Ethnicity
Pashtun
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
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
Kirundi
Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
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ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
pash1269
rund1242
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
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Language Type
Living
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Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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All Pashto and Kirundi 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 Kirundi dialects. Various dialects of Pashto and Kirundi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Pashto are spoken in different Pashto Speaking Countries whereas Kirundi Dialects are spoken in different Kirundi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Pashto vs Kirundi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto, Northern Pashto. Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi , Ha. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Pashto and Kirundi Speaking population
Pashto and Kirundi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Kirundi languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Kirundi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 %. 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 Kirundi on Pashto vs Kirundi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Pashto and Kirundi Language Codes
Pashto and Kirundi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Pashto and Kirundi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.