Countries
Afganistan
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
  
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
  
Bangladesh, India
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
India
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Pakistan
  
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
  
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
  
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.
  
- Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
- 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
  
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
  
Assamese and Oriya
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Bengali-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Arabic
  
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
  
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
(salaam) سلام
  
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
  
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
  
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
  
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
  
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
  
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
  
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
  
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
  
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
  
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
  
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
  
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
  
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
  
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
  
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
  
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
  
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
  
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
  
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
  
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
  
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
  
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
  
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
  
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
  
Chakma
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
Bangladesh, Burma, India
  
How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00
  
14
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
  
Hajong
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
Bangladesh, India
  
How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00
  
4
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
  
Rarhi
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
India
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
60.00 million
  
27
215.00 million
  
9
Native Speakers
60.00 million
  
20
196.00 million
  
7
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
19.00 million
  
16
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
  
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
  
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
  
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
  
French Name
pachto
  
bengali
  
German Name
Paschtu
  
Bengali
  
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
  
Not available
  
Ethnicity
Pashtun
  
Bengalis (Bengali people)
  
Origin
1651
  
1000–1200 CE
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Iranian
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Abahatta, Old Bengali
  
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
  
Bengali
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ps
  
bn
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
pus
  
ben
  
ISO 639 2/B
pus
  
ben
  
ISO 639 3
pus
  
ben
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
pash1269
  
beng1280
  
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
  
59-AAF-u
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Not Available
  
Pashto and Bengali 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 Bengali greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Pashto and Bengali language. Pashto word for "Hello" is (salaam) سلام or Bengali word for "Thank You" is ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad). Find more of such common Pashto Greetings and Bengali Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Pashto vs Bengali Difficulty
The Pashto vs Bengali difficulty level basically depends on the number of Pashto Alphabets and Bengali 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 Bengali are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Pashto and Bengali, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Pashto is 44 weeks while to learn Bengali time required is 44 weeks.