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Pashto vs Indonesian


Indonesian vs Pashto


Countries

Countries
Afganistan   
Indonesia   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora   
Indonesia   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
East Timor, Indonesia   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Pakistan   
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands   

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)   
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa   

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.
  
  • The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
  • In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
  

Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages   
Malay language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Malay and Dutch Languages   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44   
24
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
6   
3

How Many Consonants
29   
19
19   
9

Scripts
Arabic   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
7   
6

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
36 weeks   
10

Greetings

Hello
(salaam) سلام   
Halo   

Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر   
Terima kasih   

How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟   
Apa kabar?   

Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير   
Selamat Malam   

Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير   
Malam yang baik   

Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير   
Selamat Sore   

Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏   
Selamat Pagi   

Please
(lotfan) لطفا   
mohon Untuk   

Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم   
maaf   

Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان   
Selamat tinggal   

I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)   
Aku cinta kamu   

Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم   
Permisi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Central Pashto   
Sundanese   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
Indonesia   

How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00   
14
38,000,000.00   
8

Dialect 2
Northern Pashto   
Balinese   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
Bali, Indonesia, Lombok and Java, Nusa Penida   

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00   
4
3,300,000.00   
17

Dialect 3
Wanetsi   
Minangkabau   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
Indonesia, Malaysia   

How Many People Speak
95,000.00   
29
6,000,000.00   
7

Total No. Of Dialects
21   
19
46   
30

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million   
27
163.00 million   
11

Speaking Population
0.58 %   
26
1.16 %   
14

Native Speakers
60.00 million   
20
23.00 million   
34

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
140.00 million   
4

Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو   
Bahasa Melayu   

Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto   
Bahasa Indonesia   

French Name
pachto   
indonésien   

German Name
Paschtu   
Bahasa Indonesia   

Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Pashtun   
Indonesians   

History

Origin
1651   
7th Century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Indonesian   

Branch
Iranian   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old Malay   

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

Language Position
82   
99+
56   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Sistem Isyarat Bahasa Indonesia (SIBI, "Signed Indonesian")   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ps   
id   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pus   
ind   

ISO 639 2/B
pus   
ind   

ISO 639 3
pus   
ind   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
pash1269   
indo1316   

Linguasphere
58-ABD-a   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Agglutinative   

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Pashto and Indonesian Language History

Comparison of Pashto vs Indonesian language history gives us differences between origin of Pashto and Indonesian language. History of Pashto language states that this language originated in 1651 whereas history of Indonesian language states that this language originated in 7th 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 Indonesian Language History.

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

Pashto vs Indonesian Difficulty

The Pashto vs Indonesian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Pashto Alphabets and Indonesian 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 Indonesian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Pashto and Indonesian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Pashto is 44 weeks while to learn Indonesian time required is 36 weeks.

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