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Pashto vs Afrikaans


Afrikaans vs Pashto


Countries

Countries
Afganistan  
South Africa  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora  
South Africa  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Namibia, South Africa  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
Pakistan  
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe  

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)  
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages 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.
  
  • Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
  • Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
  

Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages  
Dutch Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Dutch Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Afrikaans-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
44  
24
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
15  
12

How Many Consonants
29  
19
17  
7

Scripts
Arabic  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
(salaam) سلام  
hallo  

Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر  
Dankie  

How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟  
Hoe gaan dit  

Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير  
goeie nag  

Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير  
Goeienaand  

Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير  
Goeie middag  

Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏  
goeie more  

Please
(lotfan) لطفا  
asseblief  

Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم  
jammer  

Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان  
Not Available  

I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)  
Ek het jou lief  

Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم  
Verskoon my  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Central Pashto  
Kaapse Afrikaans  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Not Available  

How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00  
14
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Northern Pashto  
Oranjeriverafrikaans  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Not Available  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
4
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Wanetsi  
Baster Afrikaans  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Namibia  

How Many People Speak
95,000.00  
29
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
21  
19
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million  
27
19.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
26
Not Available  

Native Speakers
60.00 million  
20
7.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
10.30 million  
22

Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو  
Afrikaans  

Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto  
Cape Dutch  

French Name
pachto  
afrikaans  

German Name
Paschtu  
Afrikaans  

Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]  
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]  

Ethnicity
Pashtun  
Afrikaners  

History

Origin
1651  
17th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Germanic  

Branch
Iranian  
Western  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch  

Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto  
Standard Afrikaans  

Language Position
82  
99+
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ps  
af  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pus  
afr  

ISO 639 2/B
pus  
afr  

ISO 639 3
pus  
afr  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
afrs  

Glottocode
pash1269  
afri1274  

Linguasphere
58-ABD-a  
52-ACB-ba  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Analytic  

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Pashto and Afrikaans Language History

Comparison of Pashto vs Afrikaans language history gives us differences between origin of Pashto and Afrikaans language. History of Pashto language states that this language originated in 1651 whereas history of Afrikaans language states that this language originated in 17th Century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Pashto and Afrikaans Language History.

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Pashto and Afrikaans Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Pashto and Afrikaans greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Pashto and Afrikaans language. Pashto word for "Hello" is (salaam) سلام or Afrikaans word for "Thank You" is Dankie. Find more of such common Pashto Greetings and Afrikaans Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Pashto vs Afrikaans Difficulty

The Pashto vs Afrikaans difficulty level basically depends on the number of Pashto Alphabets and Afrikaans Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Pashto and Afrikaans are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Pashto and Afrikaans, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Pashto is 44 weeks while to learn Afrikaans time required is 24 weeks.

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