Countries
Afganistan
Haiti
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Haiti
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Central America, North America
Minority Language
Pakistan
Cuba
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)
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 the year 1940, the first technical orthography for Haitian Creole was developed.
- In Haiian Creole, the word 'creole' is of Latin origin via a Portuguese term that means, "person raised in one's house".
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
French Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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Hello
(salaam) سلام
Bonjou
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
Mèsi
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Kijan ou yé?
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Bon nwit
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Bonswa
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Bon apre-midi
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Bon apre-midi
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
Souple
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Dezole
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
Babay
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Mwen renmen w
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Eskize m
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Northern Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Cap-Haitien
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Central Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Port-au-Prince
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Southern Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Cayes
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
Kreyòl ayisyen
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole
French Name
pachto
haïtien; créole haïtien
German Name
Paschtu
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
[kɣejɔl]
Ethnicity
Pashtun
Haitians
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
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Branch
Iranian
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Haitian Creole
Signed Forms
Not Available
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
pash1269
hait1244
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
51-AAC-cb
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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Pashto and Haitian Creole 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 Haitian Creole greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Pashto and Haitian Creole language. Pashto word for "Hello" is (salaam) سلام or Haitian Creole word for "Thank You" is Mèsi. Find more of such common Pashto Greetings and Haitian Creole Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Pashto vs Haitian Creole Difficulty
The Pashto vs Haitian Creole difficulty level basically depends on the number of Pashto Alphabets and Haitian Creole 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 Haitian Creole are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Pashto and Haitian Creole, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Pashto is 44 weeks while to learn Haitian Creole time required is 24 weeks.