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Pashto vs Kurdish


Kurdish vs Pashto


Countries

Countries
Afganistan  
Iraq, Kurdistan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora  
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Middle East  

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.
  
  • The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
  • In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
  

Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages  
Farsi Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44  
24
33  
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
8  
5

How Many Consonants
29  
19
29  
19

Scripts
Arabic  
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin  

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
4 weeks  
2

Greetings

Hello
(salaam) سلام  
Silaw  

Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر  
Sipas  

How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟  
Tu çawa yî?  

Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير  
Şev xweş  

Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير  
Evare baş  

Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير  
Nee-wa-rowt bash  

Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏  
Bayanit bash  

Please
(lotfan) لطفا  
Bê zehmet  

Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم  
Bibûre  

Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان  
Be xêr çî  

I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)  
Ez te hez dikem  

Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم  
Bê zehmet  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Central Pashto  
Northern Kurdish  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey  

How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00  
14
20,000,000.00  
10

Dialect 2
Northern Pashto  
Central Kurdish  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
4
5,000,000.00  
14

Dialect 3
Wanetsi  
Southern Kurdish  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Eastern Iraq  

How Many People Speak
95,000.00  
29
3,000,000.00  
12

Total No. Of Dialects
21  
19
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million  
27
28.00 million  
38

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
26
0.31 %  
39

Native Speakers
60.00 million  
20
21.00 million  
36

Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو  
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди  

Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto  
Not Available  

French Name
pachto  
kurde  

German Name
Paschtu  
Kurdisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Pashtun  
Kurds  

History

Origin
1651  
16th century CE  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Iranian  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Not Available  

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

Language Position
82  
99+
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
ps  
ku  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pus  
kur  

ISO 639 2/B
pus  
kur  

ISO 639 3
pus  
kur  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
pash1269  
kurd1259  

Linguasphere
58-ABD-a  
58-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Not Available  

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Pashto and Kurdish Language History

Comparison of Pashto vs Kurdish language history gives us differences between origin of Pashto and Kurdish language. History of Pashto language states that this language originated in 1651 whereas history of Kurdish language states that this language originated in 16th century CE. 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 Kurdish Language History.

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

Pashto vs Kurdish Difficulty

The Pashto vs Kurdish difficulty level basically depends on the number of Pashto Alphabets and Kurdish 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 Kurdish are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Pashto and Kurdish, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Pashto is 44 weeks while to learn Kurdish time required is 4 weeks.

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