Countries
Afganistan
  
Philippines
  
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
  
Philippines
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Philippines
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Pakistan
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
  
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
  
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.
  
- "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
- "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
  
Tagalog Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Spanish Language
  
Alphabets in
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Filipino-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Arabic
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
(salaam) سلام
  
Kumusta
  
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
  
Salamat
  
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
  
Kumusta
  
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
  
magandang gabi
  
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
  
Magandang gabi
  
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
  
Magandang hapon
  
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
  
Magandang umaga
  
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
  
Mangyaring
  
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
  
pinagsisisihan
  
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
  
Paalam
  
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
  
Mahal kita
  
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
  
patawarin ninyo ako
  
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
  
Bikol
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00
  
14
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
  
Hiligaynon
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00
  
4
8,200,000.00
  
11
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
  
Waray
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak
2,600,000.00
  
13
How Many People Speak?
60.00 million
  
27
90.00 million
  
17
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
60.00 million
  
20
45.00 million
  
23
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
45.00 million
  
13
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
  
filipino
  
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
  
Pilipino
  
French Name
pachto
  
filipino; pilipino
  
German Name
Paschtu
  
Pilipino
  
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
  
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]
  
Ethnicity
Pashtun
  
Not Available
  
Origin
1651
  
16th Century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Austronesian 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
  
Filipino
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ps
  
No Data Available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
pus
  
fil
  
ISO 639 2/B
pus
  
fil
  
ISO 639 3
pus
  
fil
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
pash1269
  
fili1244
  
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
  
No Data Available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Not Available
  
Pashto and Filipino 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 Filipino greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Pashto and Filipino language. Pashto word for "Hello" is (salaam) سلام or Filipino word for "Thank You" is Salamat. Find more of such common Pashto Greetings and Filipino Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Pashto vs Filipino Difficulty
The Pashto vs Filipino difficulty level basically depends on the number of Pashto Alphabets and Filipino 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 Filipino are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Pashto and Filipino, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Pashto is 44 weeks while to learn Filipino time required is 44 weeks.