Countries
Afganistan
  
Burma
  
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
  
Burundi, Gambia
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa, Asia
  
Minority Language
Pakistan
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
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.
  
- Kirundi language is tonal, since it has high and low essential tones.
- Kirundi Language is referred as a language where Meeussen's rule is active, this rule describes a certain pattern of tonal change in Bantu languages.
  
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
  
Kinyarwanda Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Kirundi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Arabic
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
(salaam) سلام
  
Bwakeye
  
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
  
Urakoze
  
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
  
Urakomeye?
  
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
  
Ijoro ryiza
  
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
  
Mwiriwe
  
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
  
Mwiriwe
  
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
  
Mwaramutse
  
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
  
Ndagusavye
  
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
  
Not available
  
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
  
N’agasaga
  
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
  
Not available
  
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
  
Not available
  
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
  
Rwanda-Rundi
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
  
How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00
  
14
20,000,000.00
  
10
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
  
Ha
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
Tanzania
  
How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00
  
4
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
  
Shubi
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
Tanzania
  
How Many People Speak?
60.00 million
  
27
8.80 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
60.00 million
  
20
8.80 million
  
99+
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
  
íkiRǔndi
  
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
  
Not Available
  
French Name
pachto
  
rundi
  
German Name
Paschtu
  
Kirundi
  
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Pashtun
  
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
  
Origin
1651
  
1500
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Niger-Congo Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Iranian
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
  
Kirundi
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 1
ps
  
rn
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
pus
  
run
  
ISO 639 2/B
pus
  
run
  
ISO 639 3
pus
  
run
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
pash1269
  
rund1242
  
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Not Available
  
Pashto and Kirundi 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 Kirundi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Pashto and Kirundi language. Pashto word for "Hello" is (salaam) سلام or Kirundi word for "Thank You" is Urakoze. Find more of such common Pashto Greetings and Kirundi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Pashto vs Kirundi Difficulty
The Pashto vs Kirundi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Pashto Alphabets and Kirundi 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 Kirundi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Pashto and Kirundi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Pashto is 44 weeks while to learn Kirundi time required is Not Available.