Countries
Afganistan
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Iran
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Pakistan
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Balochi Academy, 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.
- Balochi language had no written form before the early 19th century. The official language used until that time was Persian.
- Balochi has borrowed words from Persian, Arabic, Sindhi, and other languages.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Kurdish and Persian
Derived From
Not Available
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic
Perso-Arabic script
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Not Available
Hello
(salaam) سلام
Salam
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
mana bebahgsh
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
chone tao?
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
jawáin shap
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
jawáin begáh
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
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Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
jawáin sawáh
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
Mihrabani kan
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
bebaksh / bebagsh
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
bye
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Tu mana doost biyeh
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
mana bebahgsh
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Eastern Balochi
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Pakistan
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Western Balochi
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Southern Balochi
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
بلوچی
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Baluchi
French Name
pachto
baloutchi
German Name
Paschtu
Belutschisch
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Not available
Ethnicity
Pashtun
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Not Available
Branch
Iranian
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Balochi
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ps
No data available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
pash1269
balo1260
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
58-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Not Available
Pashto and Balochi 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 Balochi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Pashto and Balochi language. Pashto word for "Hello" is (salaam) سلام or Balochi word for "Thank You" is mana bebahgsh. Find more of such common Pashto Greetings and Balochi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Pashto vs Balochi Difficulty
The Pashto vs Balochi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Pashto Alphabets and Balochi 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 Balochi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Pashto and Balochi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Pashto is 44 weeks while to learn Balochi time required is 44 weeks.