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Pashto vs Bosnian


Bosnian vs Pashto


Countries

Countries
Afganistan  
Bosnia and Herzegovina  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora  
Bosnia and Herzegovina  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

Minority Language
Pakistan  
Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia  

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)  
University of Sarajevo  

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.
  
  • South Slavic language group developed Bosnian Language.
  • The muslim Bosnians are referred as "Bosniaks", who are the primary speakers of Bosnian language.
  

Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages  
Serbian and Croatian  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Bosnian-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
44  
24
30  
12

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
5  
2

How Many Consonants
29  
19
25  
15

Scripts
Arabic  
Cyrillic, Latin  

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
(salaam) سلام  
Zdravo  

Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر  
Hvala  

How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟  
Kako si?  

Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير  
Laku noc  

Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير  
Dobro veće  

Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير  
Dobar dan  

Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏  
Dobro jutro  

Please
(lotfan) لطفا  
molim vas  

Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم  
Oprostite  

Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان  
Zbogom  

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

Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم  
Oprostite  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Central Pashto  
Shtokavian  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Bosnia, Croatia, Herzegovina, Hungary, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia  

How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00  
14
13,000,000.00  
11

Dialect 2
Northern Pashto  
Chakavian  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Croatia  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
4
660,000.00  
28

Dialect 3
Wanetsi  
Kajkavian  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Croatia  

How Many People Speak
95,000.00  
29
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
21  
19
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
26
Not Available  

Native Speakers
60.00 million  
20
3.00 million  
99+

Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو  
bosanski / босански / بۉسانسقى  

Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto  
Not Available  

French Name
pachto  
bosniaque  

German Name
Paschtu  
Bosnisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]  
[bɔ̌sanskiː]  

Ethnicity
Pashtun  
Bosniaks  

History

Origin
1651  
19th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Not Available  

Branch
Iranian  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

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

Language Position
82  
99+
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ps  
bs  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pus  
bos  

ISO 639 2/B
pus  
bos  

ISO 639 3
pus  
bos  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
boss  

Glottocode
pash1269  
bosn1245  

Linguasphere
58-ABD-a  
part of 53-AAA-g  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Not Available  

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Pashto and Bosnian Language History

Comparison of Pashto vs Bosnian language history gives us differences between origin of Pashto and Bosnian language. History of Pashto language states that this language originated in 1651 whereas history of Bosnian language states that this language originated in 19th 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 Bosnian Language History.

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

Pashto vs Bosnian Difficulty

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

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