Countries
Afganistan
Indonesia
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 in
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Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Not Available
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
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Sundanese
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Indonesia
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Balinese
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Bali, Indonesia, Lombok and Java, Nusa Penida
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Minangkabau
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Indonesia, Malaysia
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
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
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indonesian
Branch
Iranian
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Malay
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Indonesian
Signed Forms
Not Available
Sistem Isyarat Bahasa Indonesia (SIBI, "Signed Indonesian")
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
pash1269
indo1316
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Agglutinative
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.