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Pashto vs Kirundi


Kirundi vs Pashto


Countries

Countries
Afganistan   
Burma   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

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

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

Alphabets
44   
24
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
5   
2

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
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

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   

Dialects

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
990,000.00   
25

Dialect 3
Wanetsi   
Shubi   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
Tanzania   

How Many People Speak
95,000.00   
29
153,000.00   
24

Total No. Of Dialects
21   
19
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million   
27
8.80 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.58 %   
26
0.13 %   
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   

History

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   

Language Position
82   
99+
86   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

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   

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Pashto and Kirundi Language History

Comparison of Pashto vs Kirundi language history gives us differences between origin of Pashto and Kirundi language. History of Pashto language states that this language originated in 1651 whereas history of Kirundi language states that this language originated in 1500. 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 Kirundi Language History.

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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.

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