Countries
Afganistan
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Pakistan
Israel, Mauritius
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
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.
- Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
- Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Konkani Language
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200
Scripts
Arabic
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
(salaam) سلام
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
बाय (Bāya)
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Maharashtrian Konkani
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Kokan
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Varhadi
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Vidarbha
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Khandeshi
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Khandesh
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
मराठी (marāṭhī)
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
French Name
pachto
marathe
German Name
Paschtu
Marathi
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
Ethnicity
Pashtun
Marathi people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Marathi
Signed Forms
Not Available
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
pash1269
mara1378
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
omr
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Not Available
Pashto and Marathi 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 Marathi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Pashto and Marathi language. Pashto word for "Hello" is (salaam) سلام or Marathi word for "Thank You" is धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda). Find more of such common Pashto Greetings and Marathi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Pashto vs Marathi Difficulty
The Pashto vs Marathi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Pashto Alphabets and Marathi 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 Marathi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Pashto and Marathi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Pashto is 44 weeks while to learn Marathi time required is 4 weeks.