Countries
Afganistan
India, No official status
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Pakistan
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
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.
- Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
- In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Maithili and Magahi
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
(salaam) سلام
प्रणाम (prannam)
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
राम राम (raam raam)
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
प्रणाम (prannam)
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Caribbean Hindustani
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Fiji Hindi
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Tharu Bhojpuri
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas
French Name
pachto
bhojpuri
German Name
Paschtu
Bhojpuri
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/
Ethnicity
Pashtun
Not Available
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
Bhojpuri
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
bhoj1246
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
59-AAF-sa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Not Available
Pashto and Bhojpuri 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 Bhojpuri greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Pashto and Bhojpuri language. Pashto word for "Hello" is (salaam) سلام or Bhojpuri word for "Thank You" is धन्वाद (dhanvaad). Find more of such common Pashto Greetings and Bhojpuri Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Pashto vs Bhojpuri Difficulty
The Pashto vs Bhojpuri difficulty level basically depends on the number of Pashto Alphabets and Bhojpuri 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 Bhojpuri are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Pashto and Bhojpuri, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Pashto is 44 weeks while to learn Bhojpuri time required is 44 weeks.