Countries
Afganistan
  
European Union, Ireland
  
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
  
Ireland
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Ireland
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Pakistan
  
United Kingdom
  
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
  
Foras na Gaeilge
  
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 Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
- There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
  
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
  
Not Available
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
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Alphabets in
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Irish-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Arabic
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
(salaam) سلام
  
Dia dhuit
  
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
  
Go raibh maith agat
  
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
  
Conas atá tú ?
  
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
  
Oíche mhaith
  
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
  
Tráthnóna maith duit
  
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
  
Tráthnóna maith duit
  
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
  
Dia dhuit ar maidin
  
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
  
le do thoil
  
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
  
Tá brón orm
  
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
  
Slán
  
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
  
Is breá liom thú
  
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
  
Gabh mo leithscéal
  
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
  
Connacht Irish
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
Connacht
  
How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00
  
14
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
  
Munster Irish
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
Munster
  
How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00
  
4
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
  
Ulster Irish
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
Ulster
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
60.00 million
  
27
1.79 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
60.00 million
  
20
0.14 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
1.65 million
  
35
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
  
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
  
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
  
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
  
French Name
pachto
  
irlandais moyen
  
German Name
Paschtu
  
Mittelirisch
  
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
  
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
  
Ethnicity
Pashtun
  
Irish people
  
Origin
1651
  
c. 750
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Celtic
  
Branch
Iranian
  
Goidelic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
  
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
  
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Irish Sign Language
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ps
  
ga
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
pus
  
gle
  
ISO 639 2/B
pus
  
gle
  
ISO 639 3
pus
  
gle
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
pash1269
  
iris1253
  
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
  
50-AAA
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Verb-Subject-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Fusional
  
Pashto and Irish 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 Irish greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Pashto and Irish language. Pashto word for "Hello" is (salaam) سلام or Irish word for "Thank You" is Go raibh maith agat. Find more of such common Pashto Greetings and Irish Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Pashto vs Irish Difficulty
The Pashto vs Irish difficulty level basically depends on the number of Pashto Alphabets and Irish 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 Irish are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Pashto and Irish, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Pashto is 44 weeks while to learn Irish time required is 36 weeks.