Countries
Afganistan
Malawi, Zimbabwe
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Pakistan
Zambia
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
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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.
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Zulu language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
Zikomo
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Muli bwanji?
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Usiku wabwino
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Madzulo abwino
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Masana abwino
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
M'mawa wabwino
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
Chonde
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
pepani
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
anatsanzikana
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Ndimakukondani
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Pepani
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Kasungu
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Malawi, Zambia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Kikamtunda
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Malawi, Zambia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Kimaravi
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Malawi, Zambia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
Nyanja
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
French Name
pachto
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
German Name
Paschtu
Nyanja-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
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Ethnicity
Pashtun
Chewa people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Chewa
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
pash1269
nyan1308
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
99-AUS-xaa – xag
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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Pashto and Chewa 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 Chewa greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Pashto and Chewa language. Pashto word for "Hello" is (salaam) سلام or Chewa word for "Thank You" is Zikomo. Find more of such common Pashto Greetings and Chewa Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Pashto vs Chewa Difficulty
The Pashto vs Chewa difficulty level basically depends on the number of Pashto Alphabets and Chewa 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 Chewa are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Pashto and Chewa, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Pashto is 44 weeks while to learn Chewa time required is Not Available.