Countries
Afganistan
  
Assam, India
  
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
  
Assam, India
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not Available
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Pakistan
  
Not Available
  
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.
  
- In ancient times, Bodo language was written using Assamese script and Roman script.
- Bodo Language is written using Devanagari script since 1963.
  
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
  
Dimasa language, Garo language, Kokborok language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Bodo-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Arabic
  
Devanagari
  
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
(salaam) سلام
  
Not Available
  
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
  
Not Available
  
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
  
Nungni khabora ma?
  
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
  
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)
  
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
  
Not Available
  
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
  
Not Available
  
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
  
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)
  
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
  
अननानै (Onnanwi)
  
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
  
Not Available
  
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
  
Not Available
  
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
  
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)
  
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
  
Not Available
  
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
  
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar
  
How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00
  
14
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
  
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari
  
How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00
  
4
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
  
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
Assam, India, Nepal
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
60.00 million
  
27
0.60 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
60.00 million
  
20
0.60 million
  
99+
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
  
बड़ो (boṛo)
  
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
  
Bara, Bodi, Boro, Boroni, Kachari, Mech, Meche, Mechi, Meci
  
French Name
pachto
  
Not Available
  
German Name
Paschtu
  
Not Available
  
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
  
[bɔɽo]
  
Ethnicity
Pashtun
  
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)
  
Origin
1651
  
1913
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Sino-Tibetan Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Tibeto-Burman
  
Branch
Iranian
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Not Available
  
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
  
Not Available
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ps
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
pus
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 2/B
pus
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 3
pus
  
brx
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
pash1269
  
bodo1269
  
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
  
Not Available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Not Available
  
Pashto and Bodo 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 Bodo greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Pashto and Bodo language. Pashto word for "Hello" is (salaam) سلام or Bodo word for "Thank You" is Not Available. Find more of such common Pashto Greetings and Bodo Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Pashto vs Bodo Difficulty
The Pashto vs Bodo difficulty level basically depends on the number of Pashto Alphabets and Bodo 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 Bodo are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Pashto and Bodo, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Pashto is 44 weeks while to learn Bodo time required is Not Available.