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Pashto vs Hausa


Hausa vs Pashto


Countries

Countries
Afganistan  
Nigeria  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora  
Gambia, Nigeria  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Nigeria  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
Pakistan  
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo  

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.
  
  • Hausa language is the most important and the best known of the Chadic branch.
  • There are about one-fourth of Hausa words come from Arabic.
  

Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages  
Not Available  

Derived From
Not Available  
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Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44  
24
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
12  
9

How Many Consonants
29  
19
32  
22

Scripts
Arabic  
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  
sannu  

Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر  
gode ku  

How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟  
yaya dai  

Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير  
mai kyau dare  

Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير  
barka da yamma  

Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير  
barka da rana  

Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏  
mai kyau safe  

Please
(lotfan) لطفا  
Don Allah  

Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم  
yi hakuri  

Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان  
sai anjima  

I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)  
Ina son ku  

Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم  
gafara dai  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Central Pashto  
Gaananci  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00  
14
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Northern Pashto  
Kurhwayanci  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Niger  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
4
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Wanetsi  
Daragaram  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Niger  

How Many People Speak
95,000.00  
29
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
21  
19
20  
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million  
27
50.00 million  
28

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
26
0.52 %  
28

Native Speakers
60.00 million  
20
35.00 million  
27

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
15.00 million  
18

Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو  
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)  

Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto  
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa  

French Name
pachto  
haoussa  

German Name
Paschtu  
Haussa-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Pashtun  
Hausa–Fulani people  

History

Origin
1651  
14  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Chadic  

Branch
Iranian  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

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

Language Position
82  
99+
34  
27

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ps  
ha  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pus  
hau  

ISO 639 2/B
pus  
hau  

ISO 639 3
pus  
hau  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
pash1269  
haus1257  

Linguasphere
58-ABD-a  
19-HAA-b  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Fusional  

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Pashto and Hausa Language History

Comparison of Pashto vs Hausa language history gives us differences between origin of Pashto and Hausa language. History of Pashto language states that this language originated in 1651 whereas history of Hausa language states that this language originated in 14. 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 Hausa Language History.

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

Pashto vs Hausa Difficulty

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

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