Countries
Afganistan
South Africa
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Pakistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Pan South African Language Board
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.
- The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
- Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Xhosa Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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Hello
(salaam) سلام
Sawubona
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
Ngiyabonga
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
unjani
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
okuhle ebusuku
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
okuhle kusihlwa
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
okuhle ntambama
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
okuhle ekuseni
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
Ngiyacela
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Ngiyaxolisa
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
bye
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Uxolo
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Qwabe
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Gabon, South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Georgia, South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Ndebele
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Zimbabwe
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
isiZulu
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Isizulu, Zunda
French Name
pachto
zoulou
German Name
Paschtu
Zulu-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
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Ethnicity
Pashtun
Zulu people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
No early forms
urban Zulu
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Deep Zulu
Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
pash1269
zulu1248
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
99-AUT-fg
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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All Pashto and Zulu 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 Zulu dialects. Various dialects of Pashto and Zulu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Pashto are spoken in different Pashto Speaking Countries whereas Zulu Dialects are spoken in different Zulu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Pashto vs Zulu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto, Northern Pashto. Zulu dialects include: Qwabe , central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Pashto and Zulu Speaking population
Pashto and Zulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Zulu languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Zulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 %. 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 Zulu on Pashto vs Zulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Pashto and Zulu Language Codes
Pashto and Zulu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Pashto and Zulu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.