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Pashto vs Amharic


Amharic vs Pashto


Countries

Countries
Afganistan  
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora  
Ethiopia  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
Pakistan  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)  
Not Available  

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.
  
  • Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
  • Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
  

Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages  
Not Available  

Derived From
Not Available  
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Alphabets

Alphabets in
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Amharic-1.jpg#200  

Alphabets
44  
24
33  
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
7  
4

How Many Consonants
29  
19
31  
21

Scripts
Arabic  
Ethiopic  

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
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
(salaam) سلام  
Selam  

Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر  
amesege'nallo'  

How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟  
Dehina newot?  

Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير  
Dehna dur  

Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير  
melkam meshe't  

Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير  
i'ndemin walu  

Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏  
i'ndemin adäru  

Please
(lotfan) لطفا  
i'bakwon  

Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم  
aznallehu  

Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان  
tschao  

I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)  
afekirishalehu  

Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم  
yiqirta  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Central Pashto  
Gondar  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Gondar  

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

Dialect 2
Northern Pashto  
Gojjami  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Ethiopia  

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

Dialect 3
Wanetsi  
Showa  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Ethiopia  

How Many People Speak
95,000.00  
29
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
21  
19
5  
5

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
26
0.37 %  
35

Native Speakers
60.00 million  
20
25.00 million  
32

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
10.00 million  
23

Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو  
Not Available  

Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto  
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian  

French Name
pachto  
amharique  

German Name
Paschtu  
Amharisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]  
[amarɨɲɲa]  

Ethnicity
Pashtun  
Amharas  

History

Origin
1651  
13th century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Semitic  

Branch
Iranian  
Ethiopic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Ge'ez  

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

Language Position
82  
99+
55  
40

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Signed Amharic  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ps  
am  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pus  
amh  

ISO 639 2/B
pus  
amh  

ISO 639 3
pus  
amh  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
pash1269  
amha1245  

Linguasphere
58-ABD-a  
12-ACB-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Fusional  

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Pashto and Amharic Language History

Comparison of Pashto vs Amharic language history gives us differences between origin of Pashto and Amharic language. History of Pashto language states that this language originated in 1651 whereas history of Amharic language states that this language originated in 13th 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 Amharic Language History.

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Pashto and Amharic 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 Amharic greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Pashto and Amharic language. Pashto word for "Hello" is (salaam) سلام or Amharic word for "Thank You" is amesege'nallo'. Find more of such common Pashto Greetings and Amharic Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Pashto vs Amharic Difficulty

The Pashto vs Amharic difficulty level basically depends on the number of Pashto Alphabets and Amharic 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 Amharic are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Pashto and Amharic, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Pashto is 44 weeks while to learn Amharic time required is 44 weeks.

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